Mercedes re-thinks electric cars with an 'SNL' twist -- and 9,000 batteries
Electric cars may be the future, but they're more expensive than their gas-guzzling counterparts and tougher to recharge (for now).
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 not be cost-effective or time-saving, but at least it's a process that everyone can understand. Anyone who's old enough to drive a car at this point can still remember a time before rechargeable batteries were used in everything, right?
There's also a sweet "ribbon release auto-dump" feature that makes it easy to jettison the full load of batteries when it's time for replacements.
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Topics Electric Vehicles SNL
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
