Other EV models have benefits that continue to add more to the range of the drive, but the Mercedes-Benz B-Class was built for a specific and extremely discerning customer. That customer is the person who spends most of their time driving in the city but doesn’t want to give up style or class just to drive an EV. They know an EV makes the most sense for them to drive where they live, but why should they have less than average materials and a ride that’s rough just because their average commute is short and they want a vehicle powered by electricity?

Are you that customer? If you are, you’ll love the B-Class. This is a Mercedes-Benz hatchback that gives you the versatility of a hatchback, the electric drive of an EV and the comfort and quality materials of a Mercedes-Benz. You’ll love the smooth drive and the fact that you can go all over your city on a daily basis before needing to recharge the battery for the motor of this amazing vehicle. This is a car that makes a huge difference for you and can give you what you’ve been missing in your daily city driving experience.

When you look to the B-Class for your driving enjoyment, this car comes to you with very few changes compared to last year. The price for 2017 has been dropped a little, which makes it an even more attractive vehicle to drive. This is a car that offers you a connection you don’t have with other vehicles. You can actually program the climate control to put the car at the temperature you want while it’s charging so that you step into a vehicle that’s already comfortable and one that didn’t have to use the charge from the battery to make it that way. This is a huge plus for driving an EV.

Whenever we talk about an EV one of the most important aspects is the powertrain. Because these are unique they become more interesting that an gasoline engine. The B-Class doesn’t come with a gas engine at all. Its only power is provided by an AC electric motor with a 28-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. This provides 177 horsepower and 251 lb.-ft. of torque while offering you a full range of 87 miles on a single charge. Using a Level 2 charger you can recharge the battery to sixty miles or range in two hours or to a full charge in 3.5 hours.

Even in a car that’s small and made for an niche audience the B-Class offers some impressive features for you to enjoy. The car does offer you cruise control, aluminum alloy wheels, a navigation system, automatic climate controls, power front seats with memory, split folding rear seats, rain sensing windshield wipers, Collision Prevention Assist, Active Parking Assist, Attention Assist and airbags to give you a generous standard offering to make sure you have a smooth drive with the features you’ll love.

The options for the B-Class include items such as regenerative braking to add more power back into the system, leather upholstery, heated front seats, blind spot monitoring, lane keeping assist, Parktronic Parking Assist, the COMAND multimedia system and a seven-inch dash mounted screen for the COMAND system. While this isn’t a long list of additional features, they are designed to give you more safety, more comfort and more range; three items that are certainly on your list of must haves when it comes to an EV. This makes the B-Class a car that can be the perfect ride for you when you’re looking to find the vehicle you want to drive around the city.

Yes, there are EV models with longer ranges, and yes there are EV models that are less expensive, but there aren’t any that are pure EV models that give you the comfort and class that the B-Class is willing to offer you. This car is one that you must consider when you know your driving is around the city where you live. You won’t find a vehicle that lives up to what you want and brings you comfort in a way the B-Class does while being a car that’s easy to drive and park in the city.