The Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-CELL is an electric version of Class A. It will be available throughout 2011 only five-door body.
Initially only 500 units will be manufactured. Will be given to selected customers by Mercedes-Benz, in the form of renting, in some European countries such as Germany, Spain, France and Holland. Production began in early fall 2010. Take an electric motor which normally gives 50 kW (68 hp), but for a while can give a maximum power of 70 kW (95 hp).
The Class E-CELL accelerates from 0-100 km / h in 14 seconds and reaches a top speed of 150 km / h. It is faster than a Mitsubishi i-MiEV (130 km / h) or a Nissan LEAF (144 km / h)-the first is smaller and the second largest in the Class E-CELL.
The Class E-Cell is suitable for driving around town and it goes up to about 90 km / h with ease. As with electric powered cars, the thrust is constant, soft landing and in the absence of noise. We have not had the chance to drive faster.
With charging their batteries can travel 255 km under the conditions of measurement " NEDC ". It is a much greater distance than can tour the i- MiEV ( 130 km ) and LEAF ( 160 km ) , while Mitsubishi and Nissan do not specify what standard used for the calculation. The Class A has a lot of autonomy because it takes batteries very large ( and heavy ), as a result , take a long time to fully charge.
The battery is composed of two parts which together have a capacity of 36 kWh . Van located under the passenger compartment. Mercedes - Benz says that this situation contributes to improving safety, because the batteries are located outside areas of deformation of the vehicle body . There also remaining occupant space in the luggage (which is what happens in a Renault Fluence ) . Protrude slightly below the body , to avoid rubbing against the ground the Class E -CELL is higher than any other type A.
The batteries of the Class E -CELL recharged by plugging the car into an electrical outlet , which can be domestic (230 V ) or three-phase (400 V ) . In the first case , after eight hours of charge can travel about 100 km ( for a full charge would take about 20 hours ) . In the second three hours charging give a similar range . When connecting the car to proceed to recharge it lock it automatically, which avoids the risk of starting off with the cable plugged into the outlet.
Some electrical system components are common with Mercedes - Benz B-Class F -CELL and the smart fortwo electric drive . Like the exporter, may bring the system " SmartCharge Comunication " to configure recharge processes , for example to take advantage of cheaper electricity rates . Another interesting thing is that while recharging the battery connection is possible to program the heating or air conditioning , to temper the cabin before the driver and passengers to access the interior. It has another advantage is that it serves to increase the autonomy because normally these energy-intensive electrical services . It is also possible via the internet have information battery charge and remaining range.
According to Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-CELL maintaining the same interior space than the other versions of the Class A and according to official figures the boot is the same as the five-door model with heat engine (435 liters), though not really is because in this car the site beneath the false bottom is occupied by the cables to connect the battery to the network.
The instrument panel is specific to this release. There is a screen between the two main indicators reports on the state of charge of the battery and autonomy, as well as trip computer function. The tachometer has been replaced by a similar indicator showing the energy flow. There are three colors that indicate when charging the battery runs (green), consuming little energy (white) or high (red). This indicator is useful because it helps the driver to drive better leveraging battery charging.
It has a DC converter to charge the 12 V auxiliary battery that powers the vehicle's electrical system, which in turn supplies power to the heating and air conditioning.
The Class E-CELL is manufactured at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt has, in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany), on the same assembly line than any other Class A. They also produced the smart fortwo electric drive utility. The van or commercial vehicle Vito E-CELL is manufactured in Vitoria.
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