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Greetings, We stopped at Shake Shack recently, its adjacent to a Shopping Mall that has gone "Up Scale" during the COVID shutdown, and boasts a lot of fancy expensive stores (and the biggest Apple Store I've seen), anyway... There's a LUCID car showroom in the mall, complete with a LUCID Air...

Greetings, My B250e is now listed for sale at Audi of Palo Alto, California. Peter,

I loaned Elon Musk one thousand dollars, like a lot of people, when the Model 3 was on back order. Then I sat in one at the Tesla showroom, and quickly called it the "people's EV" (much like the VW Bug) - I wasn't impressed. Got a full refund from Elon. I have since ridden in a few Tesla Model...

Indeed! I think those of us with the BEV bug will find one another down the road. I wish Volvo all the best, they just don't have an MB killer. On the other hand perhaps we're so spoiled by the B250e that its nearly impossible to step up. I may have said out loud (or in print here) that the...

Greetings, To move forward on our electric vehicle journey we have traded my beloved B250e. In its place we have a gentle used Audi e-tron MY2019. A tough decision, but Mercedes Benz of America has let us down by not producing a successor to the B Klass electric. I doubt I'll buy another ICE...

Took an Audi e-tron (MY2019) out on the public roads today. Comparing it to my much-loved MB 250e. Pros 1. Range (204 vs 85) 2. L3 (CCS or “DC”) Charging (Can charge to 80% in about 30minutes on a 150kw EVSE) 3. Interior volume is much bigger than the B250, comparable to our Acura MDX SUV (yes...

Greetings, This is of zero impact to us (B250e owners) but it doesn't look good for MB's EV program going forward. Article Peter,

Took a Volvo XC40 Recharge out on the public roads today. Comparing it to my much-loved MB 250e. Pros 1. Range (208 vs 85) 2. L3 (CCS or “DC”) Charging 3. Interior volume is about the same as the B250, nowhere near as claustrophobic as the Tesla Model 3. 4. Android Automotive (Google...

My B250e emits a humming sound when driving below about 30kph. It's not too loud, I can hear it from the driver's seat with the windows closed. Indeed! can be quite a surprise the first time... This is normal operation. Do you have the User Manual for your vehicle? Here's the description for...

Chris, Would you mind taking a PIX of the GOM and the "Battery Guage" after a charging session and again when "GOM goes down to a quarter"? I'm not sure I understand what you are seeing, and your concern that there may be an issue with your B Klass. Peter,

Jeff, I saw that too, I think the main advantage of Android Automotive is that is does not require a smart phone connection. CarPlay does require an iOS device to be attached (via USB cable or BlueTooth) There are two Android vehicle products, "Auto" (version for smart phones) and "Automotive"...

Chris, I'd say is not abnormal. I see the same when I unplug from the EVSE. As the GOM is a predictive tool it tries to anticipate range-to-empty on current driving behavior. The vehicle was not moving during the charging and it quite likely over estimates the range, and then corrects as you...

Found this on YouTube. Looks like the Star emblem in the grille is a twist lock. Peter,

Greetings, I haven't tried to remove the grill star, so I don't have any first-hand suggestions. A word of caution, we don't know if there are tabs that simply "pull out" with enough force, or ones that must be released first. I'm thinking that the plastic tools you mentioned may have to...

Jeff, Agree! Lease is my best option for all the reasons we've mentioned. I just read an article about the Android Automotive system that will likely appear in the Volvo XC40 Recharge before other brands and models. Volvo was a CarPlay client, and as I'm an IOS (iPhone/iPad) user this will be...