electric drive technology and the environment
Local zero-emission driving with even more driving fun - the third-generation smart fortwo electric drive. This generation of the smart benefited from the extensive experience and customer feedback gathered worldwide in the past few years, since the first electric large-scale trial started in London in 2007.
Driven by a battery supplied by Deutsche Accumotive for the first time the 55 kW electric motor passes the 120 km/h mark. From 0 to 100 km/h in less than 13 seconds. The 17.6 kWh Lithium-ion battery enables the lively city car to travel around 140 kilometres in city traffic without producing any local emissions.
Using a standard 220v outlet, it takes only three and a half hours to charge the battery from 20 to 80 percent of its capacity and less then eight hours to fully charge it, ie. overnight.