Photo: Daimler AG
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is the first production electric car from the three-pointed star and it's apparently something to really expect when it hits the showroom in 2014.
Built with mechanicals sourced from Tesla Motors, the B-Class Electric Drive will represent two US premieres next year – the first electric Mercedes-Benz and the first time that Yanks can get a taste of the B-Class, otherwise available almost everywhere else, including Canada.
The car comes with a 177 hp and 340 Nm (251 lb ft) of torque electric motor that gets its juice from a lithium-ion battery, which can give it a range of around 200 km (124 miles) in Europe and about 115 miles in its US-spec guise.
There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming model in recent months, though what is probably the most important question – its starting price – hasn't yet been answered.
During the LA Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz invited a range of journalists to drive two pre-production prototypes of the B-Class Electric Drive and write their opinions about it. Earlier we told you about AutoBlog's review and now it's time to see CNET's opinion about the upcoming model.
The car comes with a 177 hp and 340 Nm (251 lb ft) of torque electric motor that gets its juice from a lithium-ion battery, which can give it a range of around 200 km (124 miles) in Europe and about 115 miles in its US-spec guise.
There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming model in recent months, though what is probably the most important question – its starting price – hasn't yet been answered.
During the LA Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz invited a range of journalists to drive two pre-production prototypes of the B-Class Electric Drive and write their opinions about it. Earlier we told you about AutoBlog's review and now it's time to see CNET's opinion about the upcoming model.
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