The Smart ForTwo Electric Drive 2017 will be presented on October 1 at the Paris Motor Show. It is be the fourth-generation model since the Smart ForTwo ED empezase to make his first steps there almost ten years ago by 2007.
All we know so far is that the new model will have 137 kilometers of autonomy, 28 more than before (EPA standard). Its new lithium-ion battery weighs 136 kg and the car will generally be much faster than the outgoing model, we assume that it is due to an increase in power.
Moreover, the car will only be compatible with load levels 1 and 2 so you can not make rapid charging with, although the car-board charger supports power up to 7.2 kW. Yet marketing the car fehca know.
The Smart ForTwo EV is an ideal city car for its small size and good maneuverability. In fact, although in the particular channel have not been sold many units, this car is the platform used by electric vehicle rental Car2Go it operates, and quite successfully, in major cities of Europe.
The Smart is having cycles renewal just two years. And although the chassis and the main elements of the car, hardly changed from one generation to another, Daimler are struggling because their product always have a powerplant toe adapting to technological improvements that happen every day in this sector
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