Mercedes-Benz is offering a range extender option for the new all-electric B-Class, but it's not what the name suggests.
The Mercedes-Benz "temporary range extender" is
"A suite of options to further increase your driving range includes added insulation of the doors and roof for to increase climate-control efficiency, along with an electrically heated windshield and a range-extending charge function. By pressing a button on the console prior to charging, the maximum charge level for battery will increased for the next charge cycle. The higher-capacity charge can provide up to 17 additional miles of range…Electric heating of the windshield glass offers quick defogging of the windshield, even on very cold or humid days. Its energy-efficient operation also helps to extend your driving range compared to using the climate control to clear the windshield."
While the option package is a novel way to maximize available battery capacity, it's a bit of a misnomer, given that "range extender" is usually given to mean an on-board internal combustion engine that helps increase the driving range of an electric vehicle.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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