Hi Folks,
I was thinking of buying a 2014 Smart ED but I can't find a service
manual/schematics, paid $60 to www.smarttekinfo.com and just a few
pamphlets, marketing fluff. I tried for about $15 www.ALLDATAdiy.com with
similar results. Contacting/emailing Smart just got marketing & $80/mo
battery rental info. I have a Leaf currently and it was easy to
download/print the 3" thick shop manual on battery/charging/traction
controls/schematics but no dice with Smart. When I called the local
Mercedes dealer they wanted $25K for a battery replacement at the typical
60K miles (the Leaf is $5.5K for a battery replacement).
So is the Smart ED a throw-away car that you can't service? Does anyone
know where to get a *service/shop manual* so I can feel comfortable
servicing like my Leaf? Does anyone know where to by *battery cells* or
pack for a Smart ED?
The local Mercedes dealer said they won't bother with Smarts maybe why their
annual sales were 2K and the Leaf was 20K last year. It looks like on
www.batteryuniversity.com that the Volt, Leaf and Smart ED are all NMC
(Nickel Manganese Cobalt cathode with a lithium electrolyte and a graphite
anode) so should have about 60k miles life similar to LiFePO4. The Smart ED
warranty is 4 years 48K miles Smart said without paying $80 battery rent per
month "battery assurance plan" nonsense.
I also use LeafSpy but didn't see info app like that for the Smart ED. I'd
like to replace my electric Ghia www.evalbum.com/4346 soon when it needs $8k
batteries with a $8k 2014 Smart or similar small commuter car to make my 48
miles round trip to work.
Have a renewable energy day,
Mark
Mark E. Hanson
184 Vista Lane
Fincastle, VA 24090
540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell
REEVA: community service RE & EV project club
Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery)
UL Certified PV Installer
My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh
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