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smart will unveil the production version of the fortwo and forfour Electric Drive models at the 2016 Paris Motor Show this fall.
With this launch, the Daimler-owned brand will become the only automaker in the world to have both electric and conventional powertrains across its entire range.
The availability of all of its models in both electric and ICE power will be a significant bragging right for smart, but it could have not achieved this without its rather low sale volumes and full support from the German company that started it with Swiss watchmakers at Swatch.
smart can also afford to make this step towards electrification because its range is comprised of a low number of models, and all of them share a single platform.
With the addition of the two electric models from smart, Daimler will have a total of 12 electric vehicles in its portfolio.
While the smart fortwo Electric Drive has had a predecessor, the forfour is at its first electric version. As with the previous electric fortwo, smart will offer both Coupe and Convertible versions of its signature model.
The carmaker is set to showcase the two electric models at this year's Paris Motor Show, which will take place this fall. However, market launch of the electric fortwo and forfour models will be scheduled for early 2017, as Auto Express has learned.
While conventionally-powered cars get improvements in fuel economy and power from one generation to the next, their electric counterparts receive reduced charging times, more power, and an increase in range.
The two electric models from smart will follow this recipe, along with benefiting from the signature traits of cars from this brand. They will also be available with the entire range of personalization options from the Swiss-German brand, a defining element of the company.
The smart fortwo will be Europe's most easy-to-park electric car, as it will share the size and capabilities of its conventional sibling. Before you mention the Renault Twizy, a fully-electric four-wheeled vehicle available in Europe, we remind you that it is homologated as a quadricycle, and not a car, so the definition we wrote above for the new smart fortwo EV should remain correct.
The availability of all of its models in both electric and ICE power will be a significant bragging right for smart, but it could have not achieved this without its rather low sale volumes and full support from the German company that started it with Swiss watchmakers at Swatch.
smart can also afford to make this step towards electrification because its range is comprised of a low number of models, and all of them share a single platform.
With the addition of the two electric models from smart, Daimler will have a total of 12 electric vehicles in its portfolio.
While the smart fortwo Electric Drive has had a predecessor, the forfour is at its first electric version. As with the previous electric fortwo, smart will offer both Coupe and Convertible versions of its signature model.
The carmaker is set to showcase the two electric models at this year's Paris Motor Show, which will take place this fall. However, market launch of the electric fortwo and forfour models will be scheduled for early 2017, as Auto Express has learned.
While conventionally-powered cars get improvements in fuel economy and power from one generation to the next, their electric counterparts receive reduced charging times, more power, and an increase in range.
The two electric models from smart will follow this recipe, along with benefiting from the signature traits of cars from this brand. They will also be available with the entire range of personalization options from the Swiss-German brand, a defining element of the company.
The smart fortwo will be Europe's most easy-to-park electric car, as it will share the size and capabilities of its conventional sibling. Before you mention the Renault Twizy, a fully-electric four-wheeled vehicle available in Europe, we remind you that it is homologated as a quadricycle, and not a car, so the definition we wrote above for the new smart fortwo EV should remain correct.
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