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I'm considering new shocks at a local after-market shop and I'll post an update after.

Hi Bromeo I drove every make of EV on the market (at the time, last July) before deciding on the B Class so I understand your concern. When I say stranded I mean, had to be towed to my home to be recharged. The car has been to the dealer twice - with "No Problem Found" each time. I've NEVER...

A few things have been concluded over the last few months of charging and driving the car every day. 1) It is VERY hard to get the car anywhere near the advertised range of over 100 miles, on "overcharge", and nearly impossible using Level I (110 vlt) charging. 2) The A/C is spectacular and...

UPDATE: I've continued to have trouble getting the car to take enough of a charge to be useful for my range needs. Here's the email to the service department, which recaps fairly well the facts... One month ago I brought my 3 day old B class in, complaining about battery issues A few days and...

Run flats are a great topic and if there's not a thread already we should start one. I'm looking for a more robust option like suspension upgrades, better shocks?, performance after-market ideas. Electrically controlled ride add-on, air suspension uogrades etc Has anyone done anything like...

Still loving my B Class... Would REALLY love to see if there are some after-market options to help with the very rough ride in the car. Anyone had any luck?

phototrek, it was mostly a joke, but it might not be the most outlandish idea someday... I know the car won't drive while charging, but maybe somehow there's a safe way to disable that interlock... The i3 does this exact same thing, rather nicely and nearly doubles the effective range with...

My driving style is to never touch the brake pedal unless I really have to... I learned a long time ago, when you're braking you're not in control of the vehicle. I use plan-ahead driving, anticipation and the D- downshift effect (plus the added drag when you let off the "gas") to slow...

Thanks for all the info and replies... a little background.... I'm very familiar with the general concepts of maximizing range. Within minutes of driving the car we've learned how to add 5-20 miles to the range by being hyper-effecient, using minimal A/C, the E+ mode and D- for better REGEN...

I understand that the range meter is inaccurate, however, on a couple recent longish trips I ran out of juice (down to 2 miles remaining) and kind of panicked. Is the thought that even with the range showing 2,1, or even I guess "0" miles one can ignore that and expect an additional 20-30 miles...

The print, online and media car advertisements state about 87 miles on a "FULL" charge range and UP TO about 111 miles on the super-duper-extra-special-push the little button blue light dealio...well... On the evening I bought the car new, the dealer sales rep said (I've been charging the car...

I'm looking to sell my nearly brand new (400 miles on them) OEM wheels and rims... I want to change the look to something different since I am trying to remove the obvious EV look of the car (removing the letters on the rear, etc)

Is the actual housing in the correct position? Often they get bumped just a nudge off the natural indentation and using a hand can be pressed ever so slightly to fall back into the natural "click" position...

Just for comparison/reference: Orange County, August 2015 Nicely equipped, Grey with Black MB Tex 2015 Blind Spot Assist/Nav/Sat Radio/Collision Warning Extended Charge Button Keyless Start Rain-sensing Wipers etc $ 49,???? MSRP Medium Credit (580-630) 10K miles per year $ 3000 TOTAL drive...

Just for comparison/reference: Orange County, August 2015 Nicely equipped, Grey with Black MB Tex Blind Spot Assist/Nav/Sat Radio/Collision Warning Extended Charge Button Keyless Start Rain-sensing Wipers etc $ 49,???? MSRP Medium Credit (580-630) 10K miles per year $ 3000 TOTAL drive off $...

The print, online and media car advertisements state about 87 miles on a "FULL" charge range and UP TO about 111 miles on the super-duper-extra-special-push the little button blue light dealio...well... On the evening I bought the car new, the dealer sales rep said (I've been charging the car...

Could it be the AC compressor powering up? Open the hood and "start the car" (SAFELY) (turn on the AC, you'll see the only moving parts are basically the AC unit and it's compressor and the metal tubing supporting the AC systems, it's kind of wild looking and a bit alien).... something to...

Could it be the AC compressor powering up? Open the hood and "start the car" (SAFELY) (turn on the AC, you'll see the only moving parts are basically the AC unit and it's compressor and the metal tubing supporting the AC systems, it's kind of wild looking and a bit alien).... something to...