Mercedes-Benz will start selling a passenger version of its
Vito E-CELL utility vehicles in Europe after unveiling a battery-electric
Sprinter van at the International Motor Show in Hanover, Germany.
The Vito E-CELL Crewbus, which the Daimler AG division calls
the world's first seven-seat mass-produced battery-electric vehicle, has a
single-charge range of about 80 miles and top speed of about 55 miles per hour.
The vehicle will be available for four-year, 50,000-mile leases in more than 15
countries throughout Europe, including Finland, Spain and the UK.