Smart’s Electric Vehicle
Last week, I saw the new Smart’s electric vehicle show on a magazine. Smart’s electric motor scooter concept represents a high-tech approach to travel. In essence, it takes the Fortwo's basic and efficient transportation ability and gives it a new, two-wheeled meaning. Sporting a 4 kW rear-wheel-mounted direct hub motor and a 48-volt lithium-ion battery pack, Smart's two-wheeled machine has the goods to get the job done. With a range of 62 miles and a top speed of 28 miles per hour, the escooter concept could tool around urban areas and even venture out to make the occasional longer trip with ease. The escooter concept is "zero-emissions" mobility, simplified. But that's not all. Smart also unveiled an even simpler two-wheeled vehicle in Paris, an electric bicycle concept called the ebike. The battery provides extra power when the rider pedals.
