Comanchepilot
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I'm looking at the cheapness of the electric fueling door - and the fact that already [2 months old] the door is starting to require a lot of force to open.
I'd be willing to bet that MB used the standard fuel door on the E version of the B class - I dunno about you, but in the case of the fuel door in a gas driven vehicle it gets used maybe once a week - thats 150 times over the course of a 3 year lease. With an electric car used for commutation in California for the car pool lane access, it is likely to be opened 2x a day - which 10x the use which equates to 1550 times over a 3 year term - I don't think its gonna last - the fuel door mechanism is pretty flimsy.
It reminds of the initial clutch used in the Mini Countryman - the same clutch as the other Minis - in a car that weighs 1000# more - it just did not hold up.
I bet everyone is going to see the fuel door mechanism failing after a year or so of daily driving.
I'd be willing to bet that MB used the standard fuel door on the E version of the B class - I dunno about you, but in the case of the fuel door in a gas driven vehicle it gets used maybe once a week - thats 150 times over the course of a 3 year lease. With an electric car used for commutation in California for the car pool lane access, it is likely to be opened 2x a day - which 10x the use which equates to 1550 times over a 3 year term - I don't think its gonna last - the fuel door mechanism is pretty flimsy.
It reminds of the initial clutch used in the Mini Countryman - the same clutch as the other Minis - in a car that weighs 1000# more - it just did not hold up.
I bet everyone is going to see the fuel door mechanism failing after a year or so of daily driving.