Mercedes B250e
Discussion
Obviously all of us will have to get into electric vehicles at some stage. Started thinking about this since the beginning of the year. Have a diesel Mercedes but all the current electric models are too big for my needs. The car will be city driving only - school, shopping runs and around and about.
Came across the B250e - 2016 / 2017 plates. with 50K on the clock.
I know the battery technology is old (no rapid with a range of 100 miles) but I could live with that as long I'm not immediately faced with a battery swap.
Should I stay away?
NB - this will be my daily drive but I have another vehicle if travelling far.
Came across the B250e - 2016 / 2017 plates. with 50K on the clock.
I know the battery technology is old (no rapid with a range of 100 miles) but I could live with that as long I'm not immediately faced with a battery swap.
Should I stay away?
NB - this will be my daily drive but I have another vehicle if travelling far.
Got my mother one 4-5 years ago. Nice car - very reliable, no unexpected costs and meets her needs perfectly.
Mercedes had a stake in Tesla when it was produced and I understand there was some degree of collaboration.
Things to watch..
Range is poor by modern EV standards. Mother's car only does 2 or 3k per year and has not noticed any decline, but full charge shows 70 miles on the estimator on a cold day - though she drives economically and does tend to exceed this estimation.
I recall that for the first service Mercedes tried to add some charge for battery maintenance - turned out to be something like replacing silica gel in the pattern pack, but it more than doubled the service cost. Did some googling and it turned out that this should be FOC for a certain period (7 years from memory) and the dealer removed this from the invoice... The cars you mention are not far away from that, so could be useful to do a little research so no nasty surprise.
Mercedes had a stake in Tesla when it was produced and I understand there was some degree of collaboration.
Things to watch..
Range is poor by modern EV standards. Mother's car only does 2 or 3k per year and has not noticed any decline, but full charge shows 70 miles on the estimator on a cold day - though she drives economically and does tend to exceed this estimation.
I recall that for the first service Mercedes tried to add some charge for battery maintenance - turned out to be something like replacing silica gel in the pattern pack, but it more than doubled the service cost. Did some googling and it turned out that this should be FOC for a certain period (7 years from memory) and the dealer removed this from the invoice... The cars you mention are not far away from that, so could be useful to do a little research so no nasty surprise.
Depends how cheap it is, it was a good car for an early EV, but it has dated quite badly now regarding technology.
Saving grace was that the EV side was a lot of Tesla components and it worked well.
Depending on your price point another to consider is the Zoe, preferably one with a “free” battery rather than still on lease, although the advantage is the battery will be covered under warranty while it’s leased.
Saving grace was that the EV side was a lot of Tesla components and it worked well.
Depending on your price point another to consider is the Zoe, preferably one with a “free” battery rather than still on lease, although the advantage is the battery will be covered under warranty while it’s leased.
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