Mercedes-Benz U.S Chief Says This is the Best Way to Sell Electric Vehicles

According to Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Nicholas Speeks, electric vehicles will grow in popularity as more people talk about their positive experiences with them.

Speaking to CNBC, Speeks said that electric vehicles are getting a boost in sales as owners spread the good word about them.

“It’s a question of experience. I think it’s getting cars on the road and having people speak of their experience positively,” Speeks said on “Squawk Alley.”

He also said that manufacturers need to make quality cars that people want to drive.

He said, “So you have the advantage for yourself in terms of performance but also you have the advantage of benefiting the environment around us.”

Speeks took over the German automakers’ U.S. operations in September.

“I think also it’s a question a little bit of pull from a legislative standpoint. Locally, city access,” Speeks said.
“Some incentives at the beginning I think are important.”

As many as 100 new electrified cars are scheduled to come to market by the end of next year.