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12 мая 2015 | Author: dima | No comments yet »

US Rollout Update: Mercedes-Benz Electric Drive

Mercedes Electric Drive Concept

have now been several of the prototype Mercedes-Benz B-Class Drive in the US and with those come speculation that the M-B will arrive in showrooms soon.

B-Class Electric Reveal

Truth is, the B-Class Drive is still in the development and it’s not scheduled for US launch mid-2014 (previously the B-Class Drive was set to launch in the US in January and then delayed until 2014. but even the early statement is no longer true).

“…B-Class ED will be available summer 2014 at authorized dealers in select states — CA, CT, MD, OR, NJ, NY, RI and VT — and nationwide in early 2015 .”

Mercedes-Benz’ official word.

sightings are common and we’re that as its launch draw more and more B-Class Drives will be seen on US Should we then assume Mercedes-Benz is trying to push the US launch of the electric B-Class?

No.

The B-Class Electric Drive on several Tesla-made components pack, electric motor and so Those components won’t the production cycle at Tesla Q2 of 2014.

Per Tesla’s shareholder

Tesla Is Not Yet Making Parts For – That Won’t Begin in Q2 of

“The development program Daimler is on track for full by early next year. thereafter, we anticipate the start of to support market launch by in 2014.”

In order for Tesla to mass producing components for the necessary equipment must be in the That equipment will as part of Tesla’s recently $415-million order .

When all the line up (Mercedes-Benz completes of B-Class Electric Drive, gets necessary production in place and begins manufacturing components) the B-Class Electric will launch in the US. won’t happen until 2014 . according to Mercedes-Benz and then the rollout will be in select states. It isn’t early 2015 when the Electric Drive will be nationwide.

Here’s a look at what to when the B-Class debut in 2014: