Mercedes Debuts B-Class Electric Drive To US Market

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: July 22nd, 2014

mercedes debuts b class electric drive to us market

If the upcoming Smart ForTwo isn’t quite to your liking, yet you do want something about as small with a tri-pointed star on its nose, Mercedes has brought over its B-Class Electric Drive.

Autoblog Green reports the EV compact made its world showroom debut in the United States last week, appearing in 10 coastal states at first before heading inward toward the heartland down the road. Price of admission begins at $41,150, which will net the driver an 87-mile single-charge range and 84 MPGe, about the same as the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Greg on Jul 22, 2014

"about the same as the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3." But the i3 has the ICE option (range extender) at US$45.2k vs $41.4 for the Benz. Other than being a compliance car offering, how does this make sense for MBZ?

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HerrKaLeun on Jul 22, 2014

The A Class is Golf size, I assume B-class is even bigger. Who would put it size-wise in a category with a Smart?

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