We were already allowed to ride, now the smart with the electric heart is about to make its official world premiere. Before the trade fair in Paris, all the important facts about the new smart electric drive on autohub.de!
World premiere: smart electric drive
City flea with pacemaker
Conceived from the beginning as a perfect city car, the smart has also had to submit to the constraints of automotive evolution. Meanwhile, he shares the platforms with a French twin and a little bit in the way he is too. But that should not be a hindrance, because by the way he has also gained in comfort and everyday benefits. And now there is again a variant with electric motor.
Prices, performance, features - everything about the new smart electric drive
When the new smart conquers the European roads in early 2017, it will be available in three body variants. The “classic” fortwo, the small two-seater. There is also the convertible version of the fortwo and, and this is new, the smart will also be available for the first time as a four-door and five-seater in the electric drive version.
Its electric motor has 60 kW and the battery cells from the German Accumotive have a capacity of 17.6 kWh. Thus, the most important facts for an e-mobile actually called. Nearly. Because exciting is the upcoming fast charger, the smart 2017 wants to offer as an option. The 22 kW will then allow the electric city flea to be charged within 45 minutes. His 160 Nm strong electric motor runs then within a very manageable waiting time on top form. For the electrical range are currently called 160 kilometers according to NEDC standard. At top speed 130 km / h are announced.
Of course you will also be able to monitor the electric smart via app on the smartphone, preheat and cool and who wants to be particularly efficient on the road, this can do via ECO mode. A special feature is likely to be the recuperation by radar sensor. Keeping an eye on the traffic ahead, the smart can thus control the recuperation intensity itself. That leaves the room for maximum efficiency. Roll out or recuperate, depending on the situation.
Incidentally, the new smart electric drive will first be launched in the USA - the electric smart (fortwo) will be available from € 21.940!
