Mercedes re-thinks electric cars with an 'SNL' twist — and 9,000 batteries
 

Mercedes re-thinks electric cars with an 'SNL' twist — and 9,000 batteries
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Electric cars may be the future, but they're more expensive than their gas-guzzling counterparts and tougher to recharge (for **w).

Enter the Mercedes-Benz AA Class, an all-new vision for electric driving — compliments of Saturday Night Live — that skips far-flung charging stations and wait times in favor of replaceable batteres. AA batteries. 9,648 of them, to be exact.

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Swapping that many batteries in and out may **t be cost-effective or time-saving, but at least it's a process that everyone can understand. Anyone who's old e**ugh to drive a car at this point can still remember a time before rechargeable batteries were used in everything, right? Read more...


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