Author: Daimler Official News

Mercedes-Benz Bank offers insurance especially for electric vans

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December 2020

Stuttgart

Mercedes-Benz Bank is boosting the attractiveness of the transition to sustainable mobility with eVan insurance. The coverage has been adapted for electric vehicles so that the charging cable, wallbox, and battery are also covered, among other items. A 15 percent discount on the insurance premium is granted. Stuttgart. Effective immediately, Mercedes-Benz Bank, together with the insurance partner R+V/KRAVAG, is offering new insurance policies especially for electric vans[1]. Customers thus profit from modules that have been specially adapted to the requirements and characteristics of electric vehicles. The full coverage insurance, for example includes cover for inductive charging plates, charging cables and wallboxes, disposal costs for the battery, and replacement value cover for the vehicle and the battery[2]. In addition, the scope of cover also includes modules from the classic van insurance such as coverage of brake damage, breakdowns, and breaka..

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