"e-Mobility Berlin": Electric Cars in the Capital
The drive system technology: smart fortwo electric drive to be equipped with a lithium-ion battery in future
The cult car smart is heading to a mobile green future with electric drive
The new generation of smart electric drive and electric-battery driven vehicles from Mercedes-Benz will come in use within the “e-mobility Berlin” project. One of the most important vehicle innovations is the lithium-ion battery developed specifically for the use in these cars.
The latest smart fortwo electric drive series will be equipped with state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion technology has decisive advantages over other types of batteries, including extremely compact dimensions, much higher performance, shorter charging times, a long life and high reliability. Moreover, an "on-board unit" is being developed for the project "e-mobility Berlin" which communicates with the charging station. Among other things, this will contribute to ensuring that the battery is automatically charged with low-priced electricity when the network is not used to full capacity, for example at off-peak times. Or when more electricity is available from alternative energy sources than is needed at this point in time. This benefits the environment and offers customers real savings. | ||||||||||
With the small series production of the smart fortwo electric drive from the end of 2009, the various fields of application in population centres in major smart markets and the planned marketing of larger volumes from 2012, the car brand is underlining its pioneering role in developing environmentally friendly, sustainable concepts for individual mobility of the future.
