The smart car still demanding our attention in terms of design and innovation. Despite being small Smart Cars are still a leading city car contender.
The Smart’s compact and unique appearance is still turning heads and influencing a smile amongst drivers, or even a laugh amongst some critics! It is now set to raise an eyebrow or two and reignite the stir that the manufacturer created when it first appeared on our roads 12 years ago back in 1998, by introducing a new generation of the quirky roadster- soon to be available in electric! Introduced as the Smart Electric Drive.
Smarts value from the very start has been to get the best out of motoring while making minimal impact on the environment. (And of course, having fun while doing it.) It is no doubt then that the Smart journey has ended up down this road!
Like your everyday necessities the Smart Electric Drive will need a full charge which takes about 8 hours, so over night would be a good time, it will then drive for up to 84 miles before it needs hooking up to the mains again. The plug is tucked away under the should be petrol cap, position… makes sense! Free electricity is provided by some London boroughs.
Like your favourite everyday appliances, phones, laptops, the Smart Electric Drive will need a hearty charge of 8 hours, so probably over night ideally, it will then drive for up to 84 miles before it needs hooking up to the mains again. So where’s the plug ? Tucked away under the old petrol cap!
So Smart can tick the good to the environment check list box, now to attend to their other value, having fun. With a full complement of Mercedes-Benz safety we can rest assure that any fun will be safe! The electric motor is nippy – achieving 0-30 in an impressive 5.8 seconds, however the engine is limited to a top speed of 62 mph, slightly disappointing but probably perfect for a city car not intended to do a lot of motor way driving. Its appearance how ever is standard Smart- quirky, playful, attractive. It drives stably but has also been described as reactive!
100 Smart electric drives have been trialed since 2007 and if all goes well you can look to buy from 2012.
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