[headconnect]

Here in Norway, where electric cars abound, I've only seen a few electric B's.. Considering the incentives, it's not the price putting people off, it's a combination of the overall value proposition compared to the alternatives and the dedication and support from the manufacturer. This news makes sense in light of that.

I've always seen the B as and attractive alternative to the Leaf, e-golf, Renault Zoë and Hyundai ionic, but it's never received the attention in the form of battery updates, range improvement and general buzz that the aforementioned have. It's basically a large city car (as in size of the car, not the city), and while that makes sense, without the secondary capability of making it to the cabin (norwegians are quite fond of their cabins), it's become a bit of a non-starter. People are then more likely to go for a Tesla (which is an insane value proposition here) or an i3.

[struppi]

A while ago, I tried to configure an electric B, just for fun. Not that I was trying to buy one, because I don't have a permanent parking lot where I would mount the charger right now...

There were only two things that would really put me off:

* The car was super-expensive. With a few extras, it was ~45000 Euros, IIRC * Range was too limited (160km IIRC).

Now, if I could mount a charger, I would probably consider a <35000€, >300km A-Class, if such a thing existed.