The Smart EQ ForTwo is probably the quickest, most efficient and fun way to cut through modern city traffic, regardless of whether you’re in London, Paris or Rome. Here are six things you need to know…
@@BestElectricVehicle I would say that a city car needs a better range as people can't always access a public charger and as a city car, many people live in apartments which may not always have parking facilities, so range is important, people seem to think that we look at range for just one journey rather than the bigger picture, being able to charge on a regular basis, lack of infrastructure, in my case, I do around 70 miles daily to and from work, I bought my Smart ForTwo diesel 11 years ago due to the escalating fuel costs, my car has done close to 140000 miles, that's still classed as a city car, if the electric Smart had a better range I would consider one for my daily commuter as overall, I think that they are a brilliant little car
@@peterandresen3413 sadly, as a truck driver, I am never nearby to recharge the vehicle on a 45 minute lunch break, also there's a lack of chargepoints nearby, there's a lack of chargepoints near to work or home and where I live, I can't have a home chargepoint as I have a shared driveway which is also a public right of way (footpath)
Thanks for the comment Atholl. The range mightn't be enough for you, but is plenty for a lot of people that just need a car as a runabout. You'll have to get yourself something like a Long Range Model 3!
@@BestElectricVehicle sadly, many of us don't have the sort of money to buy an electric vehicle such as the long range model 3, I live in the centre of town, the Smart is ideal for parking as I can't always park near home as I have a shared driveway, my daily commute is around 70 miles, the lack of infrastructure is also a big put off, I respect that this is a small package, I've owned my diesel Smart ForTwo for 11 years, but what puts me off, and probably many other people too is the lack of range as well as the £23000 price tag
Amen, brother. I'd dearly love to have a ForTwo but the limited range and the price puts me off. I've toyed with the idea of buying a used model and installing a better battery, but where to find the battery and the people with the know-how to do it? I guess I'll keep my Captur.
