User manual SMART SSA-1

[. . . ] Energy status gauge shows in "kW" the energy consumed or generated. electric motor lithium-ion battery on-board charger powertrain cooling system power electronics gearbox >> charging options The second generation smart fortwo electric drive is powered by a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 16. 5 kWh. "Drive by day, charge at night" is the strategy for operation. Anyone with access to a household power socket e can drive this edition of the smart, which is powered by electricity. [. . . ] The car can also be charged at special home charging stations ("electric vehicle supply equipment") r and public charging stations t. e r t 1972 1988 >> Zero emission concept >> suprisingly different Here's how the smart brand has evolved through the years: Inspired by the California Clean Air Act, Mercedes-Benz engineers equip the NAFA car with an electric drive. Inadequate battery capacity, however, hampers the effort. >> Small car, big vision Mercedes-Benz explores the concept of the city car of the future. Designer Johann Tomforde formulates a radical vision: a supercompact automobile just 2. 5 meters long. smart success story 1981 >> Guiding star The first concept vehicle is a suitably excellent response to expensive oil, congested streets, parking shortages and lengthy traffic jams. Unfortunately, the NAFA (Nahverkehrs-Fahrzeug) ultra-compact city car does not satisfy Mercedes-Benz's own demanding safety requirements, so development is halted. 1990 >> Great concept for small cars Two Mercedes-Benz project teams create concepts from the NAFA car, and are challenged to make both ready for production. The five-seat study "Vision A 93" eventually becomes the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The other concept, the Micro City Car, emerges with great potential as an exciting two-seater with significant cargo space. 1991 1993 1996 >> Safe and stylish >> Go west Mercedes-Benz chief designer Bruno Sacco issues a development assignment for a completely new ultra-compact city car to a team of graduate students from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. >> Fun & function The first true smart show cars, the Eco Speedster and Eco Sprinter, are innovative, functional and perfectly capture the joy of driving. They embody the class-neutral nature of the smart. A prototype displayed in Atlanta shows the car's distinctive silhouette and characteristic details. In September, "3e-mobility Berlin" is launched. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Daimler and RWE present their pioneering joint project for climate-friendly electric mobility. The project's objective is the efficient use of state-of-the-art electric cars combined with a customer-friendly charging infrastructure. 2009 >> Go east ­ and electric In 2009, smart conquers the Chinese market, where the car is perfectly suited for the increasing number of micro-car customers living in China's many cities. This brings the number of countries in which the smart fortwo is available to 41. In November, production of 1, 000 second generation smart fortwo electric drive vehicles begins. On December 17, the first electric drives are given to customers for the rollout of "e-mobility Berlin. " >> smart fortwo 2. 0 The second-generation smart fortwo does everything its predecessor did, only better. It provides greater comfort, agility, safety, environmental responsibility and independence. [. . . ] On December 17, the first electric drives are given to customers for the rollout of "e-mobility Berlin. " >> smart fortwo 2. 0 The second-generation smart fortwo does everything its predecessor did, only better. It provides greater comfort, agility, safety, environmental responsibility and independence. A large-scale trial begins in London with 100 first-generation smart fortwo electric drives. [. . . ]