Rather than forcing the customer to fork out a pretty big sum for a - no-doubt - rather bulky 22kW charger (assuming it is a 480V 3 phase AC one) why doesn't it just have the IEC 62196-3 (DC) socket and then it could charge in even less time and no bulk? Surely the cost of the DC charging bits is small compared to £2k6? Anyone? MW
On 26 Mar 2013, at 08:04, brucedp5 wrote: > > The most useable and affordable 2-seater electric car > > http://www.nwemail.co.uk/home/drive/fortwo-shows-electric-switch-is-smart-move-1.1044424?referrerPath=health/healthyliving > Fortwo shows electric switch is Smart move > by MARK SLACK 22 March 2013 > > LAST year I was one of the first journalists to drive Smart’s new electric > Fortwo model ... > > Now it is available in the UK and has a number of distinct advantages over > [other] electric cars we have seen to date. > > To begin with, the price of the Fortwo Electric Drive (with grants) starts > from £12,275 and you can lease the batteries for £55 per month. With a range > of 90 miles and the potential to fully charge it in just one hour, this is > perhaps the first useable electric car. Compare it with the price of other > electric cars and it is also the most affordable. > > Based on the Fortwo Passion, it comes with sat nav, air con, power windows > and alloy wheels. A design package offers the car finished in white and lime > green – thankfully not too much lime green – and adds, if you’ll excuse the > pun, a smart look. > > With all electric or hybrid cars there’s a strange sensation when you don’t > hear the normal engine sound on start up. In the Smart Electric Drive it is > quiet all the time because, of course, there is no engine. It does, however, > drive just like a normal car with decent acceleration and handling and with > all the in-car gadgets you would expect. > > I took the car through the urban jungle of Milton Keynes and on a stretch of > motorway and was very impressed with the way it drove. Inside, there is > plenty of space for two occupants and the luggage area is surprisingly good > too. > > There are drawbacks though. This might be, in my opinion, the most useable > and affordable electric car but it does only take two people. That tempting > entry price to electric motoring also belies the fact there are a number of > add-on extras buyers may consider essential. > > For example, the optional 22kW onboard charger to allow a full charge in > about one hour is £2,650. Even then you have to use a boosted wallbox or > public recharge point. To be fair, you do get both the domestic and public > charging cables included in the price of the car. > > On balance, Smart has done an excellent job of making the electric car > useable, affordable and, above all, appealing. As an urban or medium-use > car, the Fortwo electric has real potential and unusually for such cars, > style too. > [© nwemail.co.uk ] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > Here are today's archive-only EV posts: > > EVLN: Boosted Boards is building the world’s lightest EV > EVLN: Real Leaf Electric experience > EVLN: Electric cars are the next big thing in Spain > EVLN: £13,650+ New ZOE EV buyers get a free charger r:90mi > + > EVLN: Tesla-S gets a third-row seat and now seats seven > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-12-275-Fortwo-shows-electric-switch-is-Smart-move-r-90mi-tp4662079.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
