Smart EV

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The Smart fortwo EV will be a Fortwo modified for operation by Zytek Electric Vehicles as a battery electric vehicle. Production may be as early as 2008.

The Fortwo is a two-passenger urban vehicle, short in length, powered by a rear-mounted engine driving the rear wheels. It runs on 13.2 kWh of sodium-nickel chloride Zebra batteries.

The first Smart EV was delivered to Coventry City Council on 16th January 2008. This was the first of 100 vehicles being piloted in the UK.

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  • Power: 30 kW (41 hp)
  • economy 12 kWh per 100 kilometers (193 Wh/mile)
  • Range 110 kilometers (62 miles)
  • Recharge time (80%): four hours
  • Recharge time (100%): eight hours
  • Top speed: 120 km/h (74.6 mph)

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