FANTASTIC! The Best Electric City Car! Go electric Smart, GO!

So they asked people who already bought their cars how much range they needed. I guess they've decided their target market is their existing customers.

@whiteandnerdytuba

7 жыл бұрын

Ed Mathews all 12 of them

@mmanda515

7 жыл бұрын

As mentioned above, since over 50% of them have been shorter tern leases, yeah... I'd say that's probably a logical/good place to start at least, ya know? That said, all considered (ESP the title AND that he mentioned right at the beginning that Mercedes themseves, flew him TO Miami just to specifically see/review it) can''t say I'm not disappointed hearing him say there was an embargo in place until at least the next week. That there was ZERO starting, driving, road stuff, etc. involved whatsoever. =/

@TedKidd

7 жыл бұрын

Ed Mathews I have one. can't recommend it because of the range issue. surprised they didn't at lease make it a 120 mile car. really dumb move, not smart smart.

Hi Love your Channel Great Selections Great Job !!!!!!You did an Excellent job Explaining its features 🖒👍😁

I always felt like these cars answered a question nobody asked.

@theultimatereductionist7592

6 жыл бұрын

??? These cars are awesome.

Thank you Roman!

I'm a car guy and I'd almost buy this if it were cheaper...maybe. I like electric cars and I think it's pretty damn cool that it's rwd! it is a little too "friendly" looking for my tastes though, and oriented to the city where I despise going. styling makes me think of a little tykes cozy coupe that grew up, with all those round edges.

This car might look ridicules but if you live in a city and you work in the city a small electric car like this is ideal, of course you don't buy a car like this if you have to drive a lot on highways

I assume from this then, that the standard base model of the Smart ED 2017 comes with the touch screen information system. Or is this an optional extra?

The cold weather up north probably cuts the mileage by half

This is a wonderful City EV. with open sun roof no need of AC. so it saves battery. in a city with not anough space for parking it is tiny and fits in places where a normal car can not park. this is a city and a daily use car until 40 kilometers. but the usual we do need for daily use is about 30 km. i like other EV more. but this costs nearly the half of the cheapest EV cars like Renault Zoe. and Nissan Leaf. for people who want to use a Ev only for their daily life and don t need for long distance . wow. sunroof Smart . can t get better in cities and beach area.

The interior material looks much better than the previous model.

The 2017 is kind of good looking

I love this car tell me the price of it

I must lease this bad boy!

Hi, it's Steven. What would be the better buy: the Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Toyota 4runner TRD pro?

That guy is the personification of a Smart car.

this,or a bolt that goes 238 miles. I hate when car companies say most people drive so and so. I don't like charging everyday for hours. I owned a focus ev, in winter,i would get around 50km per charge.

@Thirsty_Fox

7 жыл бұрын

I'd be worried about the range in winter, too. 30mi/50km is not a far round-trip in a day. If that got cut to 15-20mi / 25-35 km that would be bad.

@courtneyvegan9448

7 жыл бұрын

senecadream also,the time it took to recharge was too long. if I buy a ev now,it has to have fast charging. I was one of the first adapters,so I know that range in winter is a joke. I live in Ottawa Canada,and it can get to minus 30-40(wind chill) Celsius.

@Thirsty_Fox

7 жыл бұрын

courtney Vegan I live in Ottawa, too... I sure know how bloody cold it gets! The idea of a Tesla that warms up before you get to it is nice though, rather than having to wait for a gas car to heat up. I hope that becomes the norm.

@courtneyvegan9448

7 жыл бұрын

senecadream great,thats why I will not be buying the leaf until gets 200 miles(321km,thanks Google for the conversion) + range.

@Thirsty_Fox

7 жыл бұрын

courtney Vegan Yeah that's a pretty reasonable range expectation. It's helpful to have a gas powered car as well so you can travel further when you need to but commute with EV. I wonder how good the plug-in hybrids will get since they offer both ideas in one package.

Cute car but should be 15 thousand dollars.

@freibier

7 жыл бұрын

It is even less than that, if you buy the non-electric version ... (starts at about 10.500€)

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

My Smart ED was $17,300. It has cost me $3 in maintenance TOTAL over the past 3 years. Cheapest car I have ever owned, by a long shot! Saving $150 in fuel and insurance per month compared to the Ford Focus I used to drive to work.

@alexs1429

7 жыл бұрын

SmartElectricCar dang not bad! How is it when it comes to merging into the highway?

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

The Smart ED has no problem getting up to highway speed. Here in Ontario Canada, on our major highways, I can get up to to the top speed in the merge lane no problem.

@TedKidd

7 жыл бұрын

Okay_Then really fast and fun. i have a 2015. the problem is range. a problem made more glaring as others increase their range. don't get this car.

2 coin - coin slot.... soooooo smart

@fgg5978

3 жыл бұрын

Coins for the feeding of the roadside parking meter (coin eating tiger), in Hong Kong, Taiwan most popular.

Great video ((BUT MY COMPLAINT)) ((TO SMART)) ((BONNET NEEDS HINGES)) I HAVE 2011 MY BONNET + THAT ONE BLOWING ROUND IN THE WIND IS CRAZY THE DAMAGE IT CAN CAUSE SCRATCHES TO GRILL + BONNET + BUMPER (((BUT IM BIG FAN OF CAR))) + ALSO MY 2011 HAS NO BONNET LOCK THEY SHOULD MAKE A AFTER MARKET ONE WHERE A LATCH LIVES BOLT ON THING (((BUT I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING ELECTRIC VERSION))) MAY BE ONE DAY OWNING A ELECTRIC ONE GREAT VIDEO REALLY ENJOYED IT INFORMATIVE ON TEC THANKS

What would be the annual maintenance cost? Yearly insurance cost?

You couldn't be that smart if you would pay 25,000 for that car.

@JD-yx7be

7 жыл бұрын

John Whitehead qualifies for $7500 rebate and doesn't need premium gas like the normal smart.

@theultimatereductionist7592

6 жыл бұрын

+John Whitehead Images Why would anyone pay $25K for ANY car? Nobody has that kind of money to throw around.

@aceofspades9845

6 жыл бұрын

it's one of the cheapest electric cars you can get. In europe you can get the 4 seat model with all the options added for 22k euros, minus 10k rebate and about 1500 euros rebate if you bring an old car to the scrap, so basically you get it for about 11k and you have power stations where you can charge it for free. I'm considering getting this for my first car since it's really cheap to run

Wonder how much it will be in malaysia.. please do come.. we love ev car..

No new batteries on Smart like the new Renault ZOE 400 km ?

Does this come in all white? Not a fan of the green trimmings.

if it had a larger battery there would be a completely different number of customers, in the ev world this car is usually not even concidered because it doesn't have enough range or a quick-charge plug

A back up camera for this car is a must. Also the foot rest is way too close, you can't stretch out your left leg in this car at all.

How much is the range affected by winter driving? When it is -25C, you'll need the heat and defroster on. I'm curious, I have my Jeep for driving in bad weather, but on a clear day in the winter is this useless? I'm interested, but not if it can only be used 3/4 of the year.

@nehpritiri514

7 жыл бұрын

Get the Fiat electric. Great for winter driving and way less expensive!

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

I've blogged my real world range experiences driving my Smart ED for many years in Canada : mysmartelectricdrive.blogspot.ca/2014/03/range-experiences.html

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

7 жыл бұрын

If you live in a part of the world where it's -25 for a quarter of the year, an EV may not be for you. My guess is that you see super cold temps maybe 10 days a year, unless you're in the arctic or Yukon, etc.

@greggmaisonneuve8388

7 жыл бұрын

OMGWTFLOL​ I am guessing that you've never lived in Northern Ontario. Any given day from mid-December to March can be -25C or below. We usually get a couple week stretch in February where it stays below -30C

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

We had a brutal cold stretch a few winters ago where it was -20C for a week. My Smart ED worked great, and the cabin heater gets hot minutes faster than a gas car's heater does! Sure my range was only 60 km, but that just meant I was charging it every day instead of every three days like I do in the summer. A full charge is $2.50 and I average 90 km for that distance. That's cheaper than driving a Pruis, and who wants to drive a Prius anyway?

CNG vehicles seem to be less available than ever. I remember the "Pickens Plan" suggestion of Natural Gas as a bridge-fuel. The Twingo™! That's a name I know! -Ciao TFL

@garbinator09

7 жыл бұрын

1FriendlyNeighbour -- Honda had a factory CNG, few purchased them. Mainly do to folks being afraid they'd blow up if involved in an accident. I too looked into these cars but it resulted in a no go.

@1FriendlyNeighbour

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was wondering if anything came of the CNG passenger-car proposal. I like a manual transmission; electric autos don't have them, but CNG can.

wheres the Elio car!

No matter how many airbags or other safety features they cram into this car they'll never overcome physics. Upon impact with an SUV the brain will smash into the skull causing permanent damage or death. Correct me if I'm wrong, but airbags do not replace crumple zones.

Where we buy

"where do you put your phone" ????? wtf... where is your mind set! the passenger seat comes to mind, the glove box.maybe the storage pockets on the doors. you drove for decades sans phone... deal with it. geezz

What is the cost?

cool now bring back the smart coupe. in electric

I wont rag on Smart cars because I own one and acknowledge the great engineering and design for how cheap they are. But if I were going to buy an all electric right now Id go for the Chevy Bolt. Its got the best range/price ratio on the market so far. Also, can someone please tell this Mercedes guy to stop saying "uh"?!?

I own 2 tesla s and bought this electric as a runabout in town. Amazing kit. Just 1 very annoying fault. In order to activate the 're gen breaking mode you have to push the eco button in the car. I would like to know what nut case thought you would ever want to drive a electric car without 're gen breaking. Apart from energy saving it saves you break pads. Can some one at smart engage brain cell and make te gen breaking the standard mode .

@ZongqiDU

2 жыл бұрын

yes, hate to switch the eco button on each time when drive the car. Otherwise no complaints (own a 2020 facelift version)

The fact this car has a 7.2kWh charger is nice, considering the Leaf only has a 6.6kWh unit and the Volt has a laughable 3.6kWh only. As for the same range, I cannot possibly fathom why anyone would do anything more than 80miles in this city car, so I guess that is fine. The question is does this car support DCFC. That might be a difference maker especially in major cities where I'm starting to see them.

@TFLcar

7 жыл бұрын

+Trades46 no it does not

@Trades46

7 жыл бұрын

I see, that's too bad. Still hopefully with only a ~17kW battery that 7.2kWh onboard charger at 240v should do for most purposes. A missed opportunity I feel, given the trend of EVs as of recent.

@TheMorgenTee

7 жыл бұрын

You're mixing up the kW (power, therefore it's the correct unit for the power output of the charger) and kWh (energy, therefore, it's the correct unit for the battery energy storage capacity).

I like to Lease one for a 2nd car I have Chevy Spark 1lt 3 years old. I purchased 1 year old in 2016 14,500 for 10, 000

So I looked at the website, can you not buy this, you can only lease???

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

7 жыл бұрын

Did you not watch the video? He said about 50% of customers lease them. I'll go out on a limb and assume the other 50% buy them. It's possible some people steal them, but I doubt that would affect the percentages. BTW, if you click on the Build Your Own link on the website, you will get a price. $25k to start.

@owenjones-wells9395

7 жыл бұрын

Early next year I plan to buy this vehicle (UK), and will be buying outright from the Smart Dealer. I can see why leasing is good, but I see owning this for at least 5 to 6 years minimum, so owning for me is the best way to go.

@nyanzatimesnews

6 жыл бұрын

I'm from Kenya and i need to buy one what is the price in kenya shillings?

such a compromised, expensive vehicle. If the price point was at least super affordable I could understand it better. Also love that they polled existing owners. So all 13 owners got in a room and told them what the next car should be. Clearly not a flawed method. why would you want to attract new customers?

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

7 жыл бұрын

I dunno, leasing one for $150/month seems like a steal.

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One very nice positive that this car has over the previous generation is a 7.2kwh on board charger vs 3.3kwh in the last one. However Im disappointed that they didn't increase battery size, and provide a DC quick charger. It isn't expensive at all to put one in, and every electric should have one. Lets be honest the range is dismal to its competitors such as the fiat 500e. Realistically your only going to get 60-75 miles per charge. With better EVs coming to market such as the chevy bolt with a 60 kWh battery, and a 238 mile range vehicles like this are going to have to rely only on looks for their sales figures.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

At half the price of the Bolt, and cheap lease rates, these little Smart ED's are a compelling car for a city commute. My Smart ED saves me $150 per month over the 4 cylinder gas car it replaced!

Price?

I mean, sure it's a good concept if you live in the city, but how can you charge it if you park on the street a block away from your apartment???

@JD-yx7be

7 жыл бұрын

olias89 curbside charging stations

Count how many times this man says umm

Great car. $25,000 is a lot for this car. I could buy a lot of gas for my 2015 Smart passion. Which I love.

I think they should have a 4 door smart car.

@JD-yx7be

7 жыл бұрын

Jose Gonzalez Valle they do in Europe it is called the ForFour

@TiaTamera21

7 жыл бұрын

Cool thank you

That looks more affordable than a Tesla. It is written that a married man cares for the things of the world, how he might please his wife. I guess that is why when you see a man driving a Dodge Challenger Hellcat, you assume he is either unmarried, or a Catholic Priest - like Steve McQueen in the movie, Bullitt. A third possibility - his wife adores the Rosary soo very much.

the gas needs a new transmission otherwise its fantastic. id love to drive a electric

You should increase the battery volume like putting more battery under the driver's seat beside just the passenger seat. 80-100miles is way too less!! My wife is owing a 2016 prime gasoline version and was disappointed with such less volume of battery for this electrical version... and yes, no room for holding the phone firmly and we must get a cup holder version of phone holder, and yes the coin holder is a joke, useless, we don't want to put coins onto it and attract theft to break the window for it! Build a Smart car, then please think smart!

WTF 80 Miles??? My second home is 200 miles alway! I have the 351 petrol Smart and drove 400 miles today, impossible with this version

Amo

As much as I love this car and waited so long for the electric drive version to appear... it really does show that Mercedes has little to no access to new battery technology. The capacity is the same. 17 or 18kWh is non acceptable now unless the MSRP was under $18,000.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

I paid $17300 for my Smart ED here in Ontario. The battery capacity is plenty for the city commute. I have never run out in 1000 days of driving and charging it nightly. Cheapest car I've ever owned for running costs.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

7 жыл бұрын

You paid that after $8500 in government rebates, right? Most provinces don't have EV incentives. Only BC ($5k), ON ($8.5k) & QC ($8k).

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

$17K with Ontario rebate. It was $19K with taxes and delivery and all fees included. Great car for that price! Saving $120/mo on fuel and cheaper insurance due to the 5 star rating on the Smart vs the 3 star of my old gas compact car.

WTF with the hood. It's held on by the windshield washer fluid lines. 😂

@anthonywebber2211

7 жыл бұрын

Mel Laknanurak the hood isn't held on by the windshield washer fluid lines, it's held on by 2 straps

@nehpritiri514

7 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! You are so funny!

for how much money

Good but needs more safety and more power at battery I hope all companies makes electricity cars not Petrol or gas cars....

25 grand? Hell na.. Maybe,Maybe 10 grand starting.

@alexstern3583

7 жыл бұрын

The lease is $139. That's cheaper than car insurance for most people. You also get $7k off msrp from fed right away and in CA you get $2500 back. At least until trump takes office that is.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

You can buy my used Smart ED for $10K. It saves me $150/mo compared to a small gas car.

@garbinator09

7 жыл бұрын

Do keep in mind in Ca. Their are incentives the state and federal government offer the buyer. For my purpose, this would make an excellent runabout for my purposes.

80-100 miles range that's it? For that tiny little thing they can only muster up 100 miles that's just lame. The 2017 Chevy Bolt is 200+ miles. Something that small should be getting 300+ miles

@sidneyhemphill4383

6 жыл бұрын

David Davis It's a city commuter car or a second car for the house.

take notes! honda! even this 1/18 scale rc whip is rwd

25k price ceiling for that? Almost threw up in my mouth on that one.

My friend has had several TomTom GPS and the units have run him into woods and into the water... the worst GPS on the market...

Nissan Leaf charges to 80% in 30 minutes :'D

I like it more than anything from Tesla.

Dent proof! What about scratch proof?

@henryamadi3166

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

I guess the guy was nervous... he said “uhh” or “umm” about 3000 times. :-/

How would i be able to install my Sony Minidisc player in it? I don't do cd-r playing, regular phone music playing or deal with the Ipod crap. Glossy black plastic crap...oh no! $25K! No way! I can't afford it.

Batteries are a TON cheaper, yet no range improvement? No keyless, stupid valuable real estate stealing center console shifter, terrible cold weather range. sad. my 2015 was way more current in 2015 than this is in 2017... Seems like this car isnt keeping up with EV evolution.

@misterjoey3384

7 жыл бұрын

Ted Kidd i guess you coild say EVolution!!! ... I'll exit.

I thought smart did not want to be called a Golf Cart?

No DC quick charge? Why the hell not? I'll wait or buy a different electric car

Is this a car for my 4 year old son?

@nehpritiri514

7 жыл бұрын

When I was 8. I drove my Dad's Jeep.... into a ditch.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. I bought my Smart ED when my son was just in booster seat age, he LOVES being a passenger for the short school runs, and it's brilliant to drive up to the school parking area and be able to manoeuvre so well.

I am still not convinced these are safe.

They need to have a very dark tint on the windows. That why you can hide your tears of shame while driving it.

@rafip1328

7 жыл бұрын

Tim Covington lol

@just5444

7 жыл бұрын

Roclee612 because smart people will never try show that they are very smart

@cls63amgwagon34

7 жыл бұрын

Tim Covington I'm getting this and I have a 300ZX TT and a W220 S600

@Eeaotc02

7 жыл бұрын

Love this comment right here.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

7 жыл бұрын

I own a large gas guzzling 4x4 SUV and 2 econo boxes. Guess which ones get the most use in our home? Not the gas guzzler. I would buy or lease one of these ED smarts in a heartbeat, without shame. They are fun to drive, easy to zip around in and park.

you didn't reply me, that car cost how much money

they developed this toy along with Renault, they did not change the batteries, the didn't improve the range... why is it so expensive?

@nehpritiri514

7 жыл бұрын

They are expensive due to hidden tax. It pays for CHARGING infrastructures.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

They did completely redesign the battery cells, pack, motor and the entire car. Almost nothing has been kept over from the previous model. The range is perfect for a small commute, and a small pack keeps the car lighter and cheaper to build. This car is half the price of a new Bolt of Volt and is designed for short commutes.

If they make a range of 200+ miles I think everybody would jump onboard but until then.... Tesla is the way to go.

around $25,000...

@JD-yx7be

7 жыл бұрын

Kong Lee no one pays msrp and qualifies for $7500 rebate. most sell for around $15k and also this doesn't require premium fuel like the normal smart

The best part of a Smart Electric is it doesn't have that INFERNAL excuse for a transmission.

I live in New York City. This Electric car is not for this city the gas is, Why? Where am I going to get a extension cord long enough to reach my car from my apartment 10 floor window. My EBike get the same range and only cost me 2000 dollar. I get to charge it up in my apartment. A electric car that get under 15O miles in range is just useless. This car is only good if you live in the suburbs where you could charge it in your garage. The gas version is great if you live in city. I have the gas version and will not givie it up unless you put more range into it. . Use my e bike on nice days to save on gas and not lose my parking spot

I drive a semi. A Smart is about the size of one tire and wheel. No thank you!

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

The nice thing about a Smart car, you can always squeeze around big lumbering trucks with ease in the city. That's where 99% of Smart Electrics car sold and driven. If you drive your semi in the city, sorry for you, that's a poor place to be driving such a large vehicle. But of course, you are more likely to be highway driving, where you will see very few Smart cars, because it's not aimed at the highway commute job. Every tool has it's right purpose.

@JDsHouseofHobbies

7 жыл бұрын

SmartElectricCar Yeah, unfortunately, I'm in San Francisco a lot. I will say, someone I work with owns a Smart. He liked it enough that when his first one was totaled, he bought another, so there's that.

@MrEeeaddict

7 жыл бұрын

They are great little cars, I can always squeeze through to make a right turn and always have a fun drive when I go somewhere

Oxymoronic name. Price of a bolt or a model 3 and yet it's half a car with half the range

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

This is less than half the price of either the Bolt or Model 3. I own a Tesla and a Smart Electric, both fantastic cars. Don't knock the Smart ED unless you've actually driven one, they are fun to drive!

@whiteandnerdytuba

7 жыл бұрын

SmartElectricCar in the 20's for the new one. I've driven them and have been left wanting. I can have fun driving my mom's car, doesn't make it a fun car. It's just not enough car. My daily has 4 seats and 500 hp.

@MrEeeaddict

7 жыл бұрын

Morninc guy things American't is the only place the car is sold!

25000 is pretty pricey.

@samusaran7317

4 жыл бұрын

Well it is a Mercedes.

😆😆 ain't no way

25k! No thank you

tesla tech...

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@skunkhollow1

7 жыл бұрын

thicc

@N_Richd1

5 жыл бұрын

First idiot.

25k? No way I'd rather buy a Toyota.

So, no innovation at all and poor mileage. The Chevy bolt will far out sell this toy.

@alexstern3583

7 жыл бұрын

it's a city car

@Trades46

7 жыл бұрын

On the outside they are very similar, but one is built by Mercedes the other is GM. I do agree with the Bolt the Smart EV should be priced aggressively to take some sales back. It has a styling advantage (the Bolt is kind of pudgy looking) but the Bolt trounces it in practicality & range.

@daniels7862

7 жыл бұрын

it doesn't matter. It needs to be better to compete with other offerings.

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

The innovation is half the price and all of the safety capabilities in a small packager perfectly suited to a city commute. I own a Tesla and a Smart ED, they each are well suited to their roles. One is a long range highway cruiser, the other is a fantastic little city runabout.

@MrEeeaddict

7 жыл бұрын

What do you mean no innovation? The ride and build are excellent. It feels like a euro car but sold here. My only complaint is the cup holders are small but again euro car!

I don't need a sales pitch - wasted time.

25k shit no

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*cough Chevy Volt cough*

@smartelectriccar

7 жыл бұрын

Cough, Volt is double the price, ahem.

@whiteandnerdytuba

7 жыл бұрын

Sir Unknown bolt is not 50 grand. 35 before incentives. Also double size and range

@Eeaotc02

7 жыл бұрын

SmartElectricCar Yeah. These electric cars are on the expensive side.

I'd like to see it crash

it not safty car to small .to short ..crash you dead ..

I am not a fan

80 miles per charge its a joke....... increase that to 150 and i will buy one. Otherwise .......thumbs down big time.

bring back the gas engine . you made a mistake. it's not a city car for a lot of us. stupid mecedes. let vw do your marketing. look what they did with the beetle in the 1960s. dumb move mbz