The G Man

Personally, I think Mercedes is jumping the gun in switching to all electric by 2030. The technology is not for everyone and the infrastructure is far from being in place. Hopefully Mercedes will delay killing off gas powered vehicles so soon.

ddcha

Can't recall if this one was posted.

JTK44

Not going to happen: Every major manufacturer has made a commitment to go from ICE to BEV in order to reduce CO2 emissions that are a major cause of climate change..

2030 is 7 years from now. In technology that is light years away. Well before then, the infrastructure for BEV will be in place.

Povitica3

Sure all auto manufacturers can speed up their BEV migration to whatever timeline, but speaking solely for myself, I do NOT plan to own an electric vehicle in my driving lifetime... They will have to pry the keys of my current ICEs from my cold dead fingers...

ua549

I'm happy that my W213 is in great shape that will last me for the next 20 years or so. (We'll reach EOL together.)
I can't see purchasing an EV until battery technology improves to where charging a battery takes no more time than filling a tank - about 5 minutes.

W205C43PFL

I sincerely hope gas prices don't sky rocket now, in the near future and in the future and there will be enough fuel/petrol/gasoline doesn't matter where you are from for stubborn folks like us.

JTK44

Most charging will not be at stations, but at home, apartments and overnight on L2 chargers.

The fact is that over 90% of driving is under 50 miles and charging on the go is not needed.

Having said that, I am in that 10% where more than 50% of my driving is on trips over 200 miles. With trips over 200 miles, a robust charging infrastructure is necessary and why I am not presently driving a BEV.

In three years when the extended warranty on my 2019 E450 runs out, I am hopeful that the charging infrastructure will be more robust, and charging times will have decreased to under 15 minutes. If it is, the replacement for my E450 will be a BEV.

W205C43PFL

Have you also considered PHEV as well? Maybe not right, since you said the majority of your trips are 200 miles, I was thinking that if you drive short trips occasionally that alone making PHEV worthwhile.

JTK44

At the present time I think PHEV make the most sense and is a wonderful "bridge or gap filler" between ICE and BEV.

Our second car is a 2018 Ford Edge Sport, that only has 23,000 miles on it. It is my wife's car. The longest distance my wife drives is 120 miles round trip to the Tanger Outlets! Her car will be the first to be replaced by a BEV! We have a large two car garage and installing a L2 charger will be very easy. We are waiting for larger BEV SUV: most today are the size of subcompact SUV, smaller than even the Toyota RAV4 or Honda CRV. The Ford Edge is a true mid size, 5 passenger which works very well for us. We do not need anything larger like a Honda Pilot and we have outgrown the RAV4 and CRV.

Just my $.02!

W205C43PFL

Thanks for your reply, the only thing holding me back with PHEV is weight, I mean when the engine is off and you use pure electric you have the weight of the engine and the fuel in the fuel tank that the electric motor has to push, when the engine is on, you have the weight of the battery that the engine has to push. I guess we can't win

W205C43PFL

This was uploaded 3 weeks ago so not sure if it was shared here yet.

js_cls

Unlikely to come to the US however...

fleuger99

Recently saw an article from the UK that MB, Porsche, BMW and some other's are taking the German Govt' to court to fight that date.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ck-2023-03-03/

W205C43PFL

We talked about this here too, click if you want to read : ) but basically they are also entertaining the idea of eFuel....

W205C43PFL

What is wrong with me... I forgot to link the thread, sorry about that https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...ml#post8747551

Povitica3

Just heard reveal day for the new E-class is on Tuesday April 25… (source was on YT - @REC Trends; check it out)…

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JTK44

This might be a game changer:

E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold

see: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/c...=breaking-news

W205C43PFL

Finally! Thank you!

W205C43PFL

Yay finally!!!!

ddcha

That teaser looks a lot like the renderings!

W205C43PFL

I mean we already know how the side profile looks from the spy shots, all we are waiting for are the headlights and taillights.

GLElover

I really hope we get this version luxury package in America again.

GLElover

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