Mercedes Puts Tesla Technology Beneath Hood to Chase BMW: Cars
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Mercedes-Benz’s first mainstream electric car has Tesla technology under the hood, though it’s not flaunting it.
Unlike Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, which wrapped its competing emission-free model in futuristic carbon fiber, Daimler AG’s Mercedes unit put an electric motor and battery inside its existing van-like B-Class hatchback. The only clues that it’s electric are a couple of small decals and the blue trim on the mirrors and front grille.