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Technical details on the Smart ForTwo electric drive

Smart has released some technical details on a plug-in electric version of the tiny ForTwo. The car will use a 41hp electric motor driving the rear wheels just as the internal combustion version does. In an unusual choice for this diminutive machine, they have chosen to use a sodium-nickel-chloride (Zebra) battery. While these batteries have good capacity and are very stable, they operate at very high temperatures (250°C). The electric Smart should be able to get to 37mph in 5.7s and max out at 70mph. A full charge should allow the driver ... Read more →

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