[proddick]

What do we think? From £35K with over 40 mile range. Almost as much as the Ampera/Volt developed in 2010 The ability to rapid charge on CCS will so annoy the growing camp of entitled BEV drivers 😬

Mercedes-Benz B250e plug-in hybrid goes on sale | Autocar

B-Class mini MPV joins A-Class hatch and forthcoming GLA crossover with new plug-in hybrid variants, priced from £35,280

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[dk6780]

1. Fugly (and that's from a LEAF owner! )

2. Almost as much as the Ampera/Volt developed in 2010

   
3. PHEV not REx - will be in the dustbin of history very soon.
4. A 15.6kWh lithium ion battery...10-80% capacity in 25 minutes using a rapid charger. Stunning - an average of under 30kW - is this 2010?

 

[80698]

They started off so well with the original B250e. Why could they just have given that a minor facelift, bigger battery and some rapid charge support? I’d be far more excited about that than a PHEV.

Also, I Really want to know who decided it was a good idea to add rapid charging to PHEVs. I’d love to meet (and subsequently punch) them. The outlander was bad but at least it stopped at 80% and could be unplugged thanks to Chademo when inconsiderate drivers would plug in and walk off for hours. But with CCS we aren’t so lucky.

 

[proddick]

Hopefully the rapid charging will mean owners will drive more on electric. I certainly would have if Ampera had been rapid capable as stopping for a coffee and 20 min charge would have been fine. Almost all networks have overstay fees so they will not overstay more than once!

 

[quakered]

just another joke electric vehicle so the legacy car manufactures can continue churning out internal combustion engines and indeed another Mercedes with a Renault engine.

 

[EVJourney]

You have to question the made up RRP "The B250e is priced from £35,280 in entry AMG Line Executive trim."