Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive vs Polestar 4

The 4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia and $10 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric DrivePolestar 4

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,073
$1,066 (better)
Australia
$916
$910 (better)
United Kingdom
£696
£691 (better)
United States
$978
$972 (better)

Official figures

Uses
25.0 kWh/100km
24.9 kWh/100km (better)
UK
2.5 mi/kWh
2.5 mi/kWh (better)
US
84 MPGe
84 MPGe (better)
Range
140 km
450 km (better)

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

B-Class Electric Drive or 4?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive or the Polestar 4?

The Polestar 4: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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