The BMW i3 EV does offer Type-3/Level-3 (L3) SAE combo (ccs) charging capability, but is not compatible with the well established in the U.S. CHAdeMO L3 EVSE the Leaf EV uses http://www.plugincars.com/bmw-i3.html (under charging)
The MB EV does not have L3, but does have a 10kW on-board charger http://www.plugincars.com/mercedes-b-class-e-cell (under charging) This is similar to TMC's RAV4-EV-gen2 (which has stopped production). The Ford Focus EV also does not offer L3, but does have a 6kW on-board L2 charger as standard. I share the view that not offering a L3 capability is not a way to market an EV. It tethers the use of the EV to a local public L2 EVSE radius. The owner may never want to use L3, but the EV's resale value will be lower in comparison to EVs with a L3 capability. Large heavy EVs especially need a L3 capability. IMO, automakers that do not want to offer a L3 charging capability on their EV, should at least allow an authorized outside vendor to sell, install, and maintain an L3 option. {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Which-2014-EV-Is-Better-BMW-i3-vs-Mercedes-Benz-B-Class-tp4671645p4671649.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
