Without so much as a press release, or even a balloon or two, the first 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive has been delivered to a happy owner in Studio City, California. Steve L (user stevel on the Mercedes B-Class ED forum) got the keys to his first electric vehicle on July 16th. While we (and… Continue reading First B-Class Electric Drive delivered in the US
The US has been chosen as the first country to receive the B-Class Electric Drive, and today is the day it officially launches. Does that mean some will actually be sold/delivered today? No one knows for sure, but according to InsideEVs, there are some Electric Drives sitting in U.S. ports for quite a while now.… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches today in US
Since Mercedes announced the pricing of the B-Class Electric Drive back at the end of April, the biggest question was what is this range extending option, and how much will it cost? Today, Mercedes Benz launched the online B-Class Electric Drive configuration tool, and now we know! The range package costs $600, and for that… Continue reading Build your Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive – add 17 miles range for $600
Sales of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive will start in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2015. Since the B-Class EV is first launching in the US in ‘select states’, many are concerned this will be another compliance electric vehicle. This announcement is further proof that the B-Class Electric isn’t merely a compliance… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches in the UK at the start of 2015
Mercedes Benz announces that production for the upcoming B-Class electric drive has started at the Mercedes plant in Rastatt, Germany. This is the same plant that produces the gasoline and diesel powered A-, B-, and GLA-class models. The 5 seater B-Class electric drive MPV is set to go on sale in select US states in… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive start production, first electric vehicle rolls off line
At the LA Auto Show in late November, Mercedes brought 2 B-Class Electric Drive vehicles along for a small group of journalists to ride along in. All the reviews we saw were very positive, with comments regarding mostly around the components that Mercedes borrowed from Tesla for the electric drive train guts of the car.… Continue reading Mercedez teases price on the B-Class Electric Drive
Recently, German publication AutoBild reviewed the Mercedes Benz B Class Electric Drive. Here are some of the specs on the Electric Drive mentioned in the video: Tesla supplies the electric motor, battery pack, and other electric-drive components 0-62 mph in 7.9 seconds Top speed: 99mph 3 braking regen levels appearance nearly identical to conventional B-Class… Continue reading AutoBild reviews Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
According to Mercedes-Benz research and development chief Thomas Weber, the upcoming B-Class Electric Drive will be a strong competitor in the ever-growing electric vehicle market. In an exclusive interview with Automobilwoche, Weber spoke of MB’s electric vehicle future. Automobilwoche got right to the point, stating that BMW is launching the i3 purpose built, carbon fiber… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz says B-Class Electric Drive will beat the competition
Mercedes launches into battle with BMW, pitting the B-Class Electric Drive against the upcoming BMW i3. Mercedes Benz is touting the B-Class as being superior over the BMW i3 in all key performance indicators. “We have Tesla inside” referring to the Tesla battery components the Mercedes got from Tesla. Board member of Daimler Research, Thomas… Continue reading Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive challenges BMW i3
BMW’s first debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show wasn’t its new i3 electric vehicle, or its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. Instead, BMW chose to lead the show with its C Evolution electric scooter. The BMW C Evolution is a maxi scooter that uses the same batteries as the BMW i3. BMW hasn’t released details, or… Continue reading BMW’s first debut in Frankfurt is a scooter
Mercedes-Benx has now officially confirmed that its B-Class Electric Drive will launch in the US in early 2014. The B-Class E-Drive will be the first all electric vehicle offered by Mercedes in the USA. On top of it, this is the first European produced EV that will be launched in the US before it becomes… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive to launch in US in 2014
First seen at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the Mercedes Benz B-class Electric Drive is coming along nicely. It was recently caught cold weather testing in Sweden, where someone was able to snap some shots of it driving around in prototype form. The concept car in Paris featured a Tesla sourced lithium ion battery pack… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive prototype pictures
At the 2012 Paris Auto Show, Mercedes Benz showed off a number of alternative fuel versions of their popular B-class vehicles including a natural gas version and the B-Class Electric Drive (which was previously called a B-class E-cell). The B-class Electric Drive from Mercedes uses a 134 horsepower electric motor (100 kW) and delivers 229… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-class Electric Drive in Paris
The next-generation Mercedes-Benz is getting an all-electric variant, but this time instead of wearing the E-cell name, it’s now an E-Drive (which stands for electric drive) – the name that all future electric vehicles from Mercedes will carry. Next week at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz Concept B-Class Electric Drive will be on… Continue reading Mercedez-Benx B-class E-Drive will be in Paris
Premiered last September at the Frankfurt international motor show, Mercedes-Benz plans on selling the B-class E-cell extended range plug-in hybrid vehicle in the US. Joachim Schmidt, head of the German automaker sales and marketing division, didn’t say exactly when the extended range vehicle would debut in the U.S. A production version of the Mercedes B-class… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-class E-cell is coming to the USA
