BRABUS is smart’s tuner, 'Smart electric drive is perfectly suited to China's big cities'
http://insideevs.com/smart-fortwo-brabus-electric-drive-at-2013-tokyo-motor-show-photos/ Smart Fortwo BRABUS Electric Drive at 2013 Tokyo Motor Show (Photos) Nov 25, 2013 by Mark Kane [images http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/218.jpg smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/39.jpg http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/129.jpg http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/49.jpg ] Smart recently announced launch of the fortwo electric drive in China marking the electric fortwo’s entry into it 14th market, but sales began in Japan way earlier. BRABUS (which is smart’s tuner), delivers its own version of the fortwo electric drive with 5 kW of additional power and 5 more Nm of torque to bring the total numbers to 60 kW and 135 Nm. With such a drivetrain in place, the dark smart zips from 0 to 60 in under 10 seconds. This time, the smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive comes to the Tokyo Motor Show, but is that still a Mennekes plug we see in the photo? Thankfully, smart didn’t forgot to install a J1772 type inlet. But still, the electric smart will not benefit from vast network of fast DC chargers like i-MiEVs or even the BMW i3 can in Japan. In Europe, smart ed can be optionally fitted with a 3-phase 22 kW on-board charger and can use one of over 1,500 22 kW points installed by RWE utility company alone. This shortens charging time from 6-7 hours to 1. We asked Smart USA boss Mark Webster about the prospect of this special edition ForTwo ED hitting US shores “Well, we have the BRABUS trim edition here, which is part of the personality of smart. We have a great relationship both here (in the US) and worldwide with Brabus, but as of right now we are not going to offer the BRABUS powertrain version, just the trim level version. Some of our dealers offer that, and do very well in special markets, like Miami and Los Angeles.” [© 2013 Inside EVs] http://evfleetworld.co.uk/news/2013/Nov/smart-launches-fortwo-electric-drive8232-vehicle-in-China/0438011860 smart launches fortwo electric drive vehicle in China by Natalie Middleton 28 Nov 2013 [image http://evfleetworld.co.uk/news/2013/Nov/images/0438011860-8652-smar_jpg-320.jpg ] The electric smart fourtwo has been launched in China, following on from Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan. The fourtwo electric drive features a 55kW electric motor delivering 130Nm of torque and goes from 0 to 60km/h in 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 125km/h. A lithium-ion battery with 17.6 kWh provides enough energy to cover a range of 145km. The vehicle was presented to the Chinese public at the Guangzhou Motor Show this month. The company said that, as the world's largest automotive market today already, China will also play a pivotal role in boosting market penetration of alternative drive systems thanks to the supportive environment created by the Chinese government. It added that experts forecast that China could become the world's largest market for such vehicles as well. Dr Annette Winkler, head of smart, said: ‘Our smart electric drive was one of the first all-electric cars and is the clear market leader in Germany. We are now bringing this successful vehicle to China, and are the first European manufacturer to launch an all-electric car on this market. Offering powerful driving pleasure with zero local emissions, the smart electric drive is perfectly suited to China's big cities.’ [© http://evfleetworld.co.uk] http://green.autoblog.com/2013/11/26/smart-fortwo-electric-drive-plugs-into-china/ Smart Fortwo electric drive plugs into China Nov 26th 2013 - Smart says the Fortwo ED is perfect for larger Chinese cities, with its short wheelbase, its 74-horsepower electric motor, 78-mile-per-hour top speed and single-charge range of about 90 miles ... 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: Sekisui Chemical claims cheap, long-range lithium battery tech EVLN: A buyer's guide to electric motorcycles EVLN: Thesen won streamlining his city's EVSE permitting process EVLN: Yamaha MOTIV.e EV r:100mi ts:65mph EVLN: Saleen Says It Will Make EV Because Everyone's Making One + EVLN: Aussie nurses making their home visits in 8 RDNS Leaf EVs {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Smart-Fortwo-ED-BRABUS-trim-edition-2013-Tokyo-Motor-Show-tp4666641.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)
