2014 Mercedes Benz B Class Electric Drive

In New York, the B-Class celebrated its world premiere with an electric drive, from 2014 it will also be available. Called 2014 Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive.

Mercedes-Benz has in New York, the B-Class Electric Drive presented with a purely electric drive. The electric drive is to be the only drive variant in which the Mercedes B-Class in the U.S. will be available.

It is driven by an electric car around 136 hp (100 kW) electric motor that has a peak torque of 310 Nm, which is equal to the start available. So shall the acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h may be possible in less than 10 seconds, top speed is at 160 km / h electronically limited.

The range is expected to be at around 200 kilometers, according to Mercedes, the B-Class Electric Drive needs to be plugged. Doing so, the charging time of the lithium-ion battery for around 100 kilometers is less than 2 hours.

So ought short stops and purchases enough to get back on a further distance. Inside, you can see the electric version of the B-Class, especially on modified speedometer, instead of where to find a tachometer display to the energy flow.

The driver can check the charge status of the battery but also on smartphones, so choose an appropriate route before driving.

In North America, the New Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive will be on the market in early 2014, a little later, the electrically powered B-Class will then come to Europe.

Plug in Electric Scooter Concept

This is Plug-in Electric Scooter Concept , ftom Daimlers Smart unit that was only in the business of making tiny city cars (well, aside from the short-lived Fourfour), but that may soon change as the company which was founded by the late Nicolas Hayek of Swatch fame is looking into the possibility of adding an electric scooter to its lineup to broaden its reach and increase sales.

To give us a taste of what their working on, Smart will unveil a concept version of the pure electric scooter at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, which opens to the members of the press on September 30.

The auto -and soon to become moto -maker released a few teaser sketches of the two-wheeler, but Smart is still holding back on the details. More to come as we get closer to the Paris motorshow.

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