Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive

[bart513]

Very good feedback everyone! I won't lease as I drive about 30,000 miles a year. I have 200,000 miles on my 2008 Prius, 101,000 on my 2004 BMW CiC and just under 12,000 on my 2011 Roadster 2.5
If I could get a CPO MS at $50K I'd buy it but it would have to have low miles. I was also looking at the Audi A3 etron but I don't think that will qualify for the Clean Pass in NY which allows one to ride in the HOV lane alone.

 

[gene]

If I could get a CPO MS at $50K I'd buy it but it would have to have low miles.

The miles on an EV are not like miles on an ICE. With an ICE you have a motor that is predisposed to self destruction. It is exploding at 2,000 times per minute or more. Then you have a transmission, exhaust system etc etc...... I think that a Model S CPO even with many miles is likely close to the same condition as a Model S with few miles. I have over 50,000 miles on my S and it still feels like brand new.

 

[bart513]

True but then there is the battery with a life expectancy of a certain number of miles, correct?

 

[gene]

True but then there is the battery with a life expectancy of a certain number of miles, correct?

You mean the Tesla battery? Mine has over 50,000 miles with less than 2% loss. So like 10 miles out of 250. You never use the whole 250 anyway. Even on long road trips I usually recharge around 200 or when I get hungry.

 

[bart513]

Got it. As I drive about 30,000 miles per year it is of concern.