Mercedes AA Class electric car - any good?

[unclealec]

Hi Guys
As many of you know I am pretty antedeluvian when it comes to cars.
I am coming to realise that in its 66th year it is time to retire my current motor and get with modern technology.
I am thinking of going the whole hog and, after 45+ years of driving old polluting technology making reparation by going electric.
Has anyone any experience of the Mercedes AA Class?

Promotional link here:

http://sundown.me.uk/technology/mercedes-aa-class.mp4

[Omegamanic]

Not a fan of electric cars then Alec?

[kungfugerbil]

That was jolly well done :)

[unclealec]

Not a fan of electric cars then Alec?

I can't get my head round the practicalities Scott. For one thing - who makes extension leads that long?
That is why I thought the Mercedes AA Class would be a good bet; easily obtainable fuel cells.

[Cul a Cnoic]

Brilliant, just sent it to a few petrol heads.

[unclealec]

Come on guys, I'm clueless here

Let me ask the question in the style of a rugby referee; is this car viable for everyday use- yes or no?

[kungfugerbil]

Everyone knows the key application, in the US at least, is road freight. Despite being single-figure percentages of road traffic, heavy haulage accounts for two thirds of noxious nasties*

Elon Musk has a semi-on for semi-trucks powered by electricity at the moment. It's been done before however - as the example below shows:



*numbers are my recollection so may not be accurate but I believe it's around that ballpark.

[unclealec]

Many thanks kungfugerbill; I was beginning to suspect that it was a wind-up.

[Dave+63]

Many thanks kungfugerbill; I was beginning to suspect that it was a wind-up.

Of course it's not a wind up. It's electric!

[gettinon]

Of course it's not a wind up. It's electric!

Fnar Fnar

[Mulligrub]

Brilliant, very funny. thanks.

[ray_li30]

Haha, brilliant!