Mercedes A-Class E-Cell: driving pleasure as in bumper cars
Testing with electricity on the way: the Mercedes A-Class E-Cell
If it were not for the big inscription "E-Cell - Zero Emission" on the shiny silver car paint - I would not have realized right away how much future there is.
The compact five-seater rolls against me as a Mercedes A-Class E-Cell purely electric, without engine hum and without any pollutants that pollute the air. This is ensured by two lithium ion batteries weighing almost 300 kilos, sandwiched in the center of the vehicle between two floor plates. As a result, no space is lost in the trunk, which has to offer a large-purchase storage volume of 1370 liters when folded back.
The battery-powered electric motor with a peak power of 95 hp brings me uncomplicated and ratzfatz in motion (from zero to 60 km in 5.5 seconds). Traveling with the Mercedes A-Class E-Cell feels almost as enjoyable as a bumper car at the fair, and I can confidently leave gas stations with their partly astronomical gas prices. After 200 kilometers at the latest, however, the Stromer has to spend a few hours at a public charging station or at a socket in the local garage.
The Mercedes saying "Your good star on all roads" has come in the age of e-mobility to new honors. With three other everyday vehicles (B-Class F-Cell, Smart Electric Drive, Vito E-Cell) and a 500 hp Dream Streaker (SLS AMG E-Cell), the car maker wants to test what in the near and in the distant future can be marketed and marketed. Helping selected customers? in several European countries, to which the first 500 electric A-classes are rented. For four years or 60 000 kilometers.
In principle, anyone who is interested can contact their Mercedes-Benz dealer. Assuming they cost you something. The monthly leasing rate is almost 1100 euros.
INFO: The Mercedes A-Class E-Cell (3.88 m long, 1.76 m wide, 1.59 m high) reaches a speed of 150 km / h. Maximum range: 200 km. For 100 km, the electric car needs three hours to a public charging station or eight hours to a household socket.
