According to Dieter Zetsche, a fully electric ForTwo will be on sale to the public beginning in 2010. Smart currently has an electric version of its little ForTwo in Europe known as the Smart ed. This uses a sodium-nickel-chloride (Zebra) battery, the 41 horse electric motor has plenty of power to move the vehicle around, and urban performance is said to be improved over the standard model. So far, the electric Smart has only been for testing.
In an interview published Saturday in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Zetsche said the pricing of the vehicle would depend on whether the carmaker decided to sell or lease the batteries.
So far, no firm pricing information has been provided, though Dr. Z says he doesn’t believe consumers would be willing to pay a large surcharge. The total cost of the Smart EV would also depend on whether the car maker chooses to sell the batteries with the car or lease them separately.
[Source: Sustainable Business]
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