To buy or not to buy

[mercmad321]

Hi
Undecided on pulling the trigger on a E350e petrol and have a couple of questions
On a long journey ie Italy or similar of let’s say 600 or so kms would the batteries recharge enough to use on the whole distance or would they simply run out and let the engine do its thing?, I know there are different modes to use but I’m unsure of how it would work on a tour around Europe!
Thanks

 

[Tonygw]

HI
As with all Hybrids the distance you can travel on th ebatteries alone is very short. Even a tesla cant do 600kms on batteries if thats what you are refering to. Evs and hybrids only travel short distances. I ahve yet to see a full EV manage 300 miles, most in normal conditions struggle with 200. Merc quote a range of 12miles for the E350e on battery alone. ok for commuting but thats about it. the rest of the time you will be dragging a huge battery around with you.

 

[Petrol Pete]

There is a C350e Thread on here, not sure if they have the same running gear/issues as the E class. have a look on there.

 

[AMV]

Things to consider about PHEV's are that the batteries perform differently in different temperatures this will affect range.

Also if buying used, take a test drive on electric only to see what figures you may get.

I have been tempted with a 330e but some of the ones coming up on the used market have rarely used the ICE therefore the battery degradation is severe...

GLWS

 

[whitenemesis]

Self- charging Hybrids are designed for stop-start urban driving, where the batteries will power the car for a few miles. The ICE will cut in and run at optimum revs to quickly recharge the traction battery. On the open road and on high(er) speeds the car will run on the ICE 99% of the time.
Plug-in hybrids are spent once the battery is depleted in a very few miles and are then basically a normal ICE car.

 

[mbzclk]

Self- charging Hybrids are designed for stop-start urban driving, where the batteries will power the car for a few miles. The ICE will cut in and run at optimum revs to quickly recharge the traction battery. On the open road and on high(er) speeds the car will run on the ICE 99% of the time.
Plug-in hybrids are spent once the battery is depleted in a very few miles and are then basically a normal ICE car.

This.

I recently had a E300de as a courtesy car. I can’t say I was impressed with the range.
I had it fully charged and deliberately tried EV mode, the charge ran dry after around 15-17 miles of driving.

After that it remained ICE until I charged it back up.

You can switch it into different modes but essentially once the battery is low (15 miles approx if in pure EV) then it’s a regular ICE engine.

On the motorway and A roads it was running the ICE.