2020 Mercedes-Benz A250e PHEV quick drive

Regulations of CO2 emissions have convinced or cajoled Mercedes-Benz into offering plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) across its vast fleet, from A-Class to S-Class with SUVs and vans in between. PHEVs occupy one stream of Mercedes’s wider ‘electrified’ strategy, sitting above cheaper 48V mild hybrid systems and below full electric cars such as the EQC, and the imminent family of luxury EVs on a dedicated platform headlined by the production EQS limo.