I would say the smart fortwo electric car has a ways to go before it
could competing with the diesel:
Top Speed:
Smart fortwo: 70 mph
New VW TDI clean Diesel: With the new 140 hp engine, I assume it
would do better than 117 mph. My 2005 VW TDI Jetta Wagon is 100 hp with
a top speed of around 117 mph.
Range:
Smart fortwo: 71.3 miles
VW TDI clean Diesel: 700 miles
Emissions:
Smart fortwo: Depends on whether the electricity is from coal
burning utility plants or something else.
New VW TDI clean Diesel: Very clean; very environmentally friendly.
Recharge/Refuel:
Smart fortwo: 4 hours to an 80% capacity.
VW TDI clean Diesel: About 10 minutes.
Cost per mile:
I'm not sure about this, but I would assume the Smart for two would
be cheaper to operate, even if the electricity is generated by a coal
burning utility plant, rather than from natural sources like dams and
hydrothermal plants. Over 1/2 of electric power plants in the USA are
coal burning. The new VW TDI would get about 50 miles to a gallon of
diesel.
Maintenance:
Smart fortwo: replace batteries after a yet unproven interval.
VW TDI clean Diesel: Replace timing belt after 100,000 miles
Regards,
LelandJ
With this engine, the smart fortwo electric drive can achieve a top
speed of 112 km/h. Its running costs are around 0.02 euros per
kilometre, creating the potential for the car to compete with diesel
engines.
David Crooks wrote:
> http://www.rwe.com/generator.aspx/presse/language=en/id=76864?pmid=40020
> 47
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/2s3yne
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> David L. Crooks
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