2017 Smart ForTwo And ForFour Electric Drive
Smart’s world premieres for the 2016 Paris Auto
Show are the pure electric versions of the ForTwo Coupe and Cabrio, and the ForFour.
All three models share the same electric motor producing
82 hp and 160 Nm of torque in European specification,
allowing for a 0-100 km/h time of 11.5 sec in the ForTwo Coupe, 11.8 sec
in the ForTwo Cabrio and 12.5 sec in the ForFour. Top speed is electronically
limited to 130 km/h on all three cars to help maximize efficiency.
A Renault-sourced, single speed fixed gear
transmission drives the rear wheels, and if you’re wondering, for reverse, the
gearbox simple changes the engine's direction of rotation.
A 17.6kWh lithium-ion battery offers a driving range
of 160 km in the ForTwo Coupe, and 155 km in the other
two, with a charging time of 2.5 hours in the USA and Britain, which is half as
long as the previous electric Smarts. In Germany where a different charger is
needed due to single-phase alternating current, the new Smart EVs can be
charged 40 percent faster than before via a household socket.
For 2017, Smart will offer an optional 22 kW
fast charger that will be able refill the battery in as little as 45 minutes.
The ForTwo Electric Drive models will first go on
sale in the USA, where the 25 percent of all Smarts sold had a battery-electric
drive, before the end of the year.
