We test an electric Mercedes that can can go 747 miles on a single charge

Talking without speaking. They test but don't say anything about the test. Except an average speed which is meaningless.

A.K.A. “Free advertising.”

Tangential, but will electric car makers ever include a mode to decrease tire shedding which pollutes water bodies?

Is tire shedding more common in electric vehicles?

> And despite its relatively compact size, it's not that light, with an unladen weight of 3,869 lbs (1,755 kg).

It's a fair bit lighter than a Model S which is approx 4500lbs.

It'd be interesting to have a breakdown how they did that. Presumably they didn't skip safety systems and amenities!

Thanks, I wanted to compare it to another electric car but didn't get to it yet

It sounds like it’s pretty small.

Most of it is probably batteries.

I wonder whether you can open the hood.

In every test car you can.