Video Summary
- Smart is part of Mercedes-Benz's plan to make its fleet an all-electric fleet by the end of 2022.- Smart is now a 50% owned company, with Mercedes and the Chinese brand Geely as partners.
- Geely handles the tech in the car, and Mercedes handles the luxury, the exterior, and interior design.
- The Smart is built on the previous petrol version of the Smart.
- The battery is LG Chem and utilizes the LGX E51 battery for this vehicle.
- The pack itself is assembled by Daimler at the Accumotive plant.
- The electric motor is developed, designed, and built by Renault.
- The motor delivers 80 break horsepower and placed in the rear, and a rear-wheel drive vehicle.
- The acceleration on the car is 0-60km/h in 4.8 seconds and 0 to 100 km/h in 11.6 seconds.
- The real-world driving range is 133 kilometers.
- There is no DC fast-charger, because the battery is small.
- The standard charger is 7kW (AC) which will charge the car in around 3.5 hours, but there is also a 22kW charger (AC) which will charge the car in less than 40 minutes.
