Turnigy LiFEPO4 packs

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Thats already been done Brian. In Britain they already have an all electric version, which came out like three years ago. It was never done in the rest of Europe for one reason or another, probably due to the battery technology at that time. I think the range on it was only like 70-100 miles, but it was still a great vehicle for running about town and such. Personally I like the idea.

I have been out of ths states for a few years now. How is the smart car doing in the USA? Sales, specs, opinions, milage? ETC...

Really? Cool. Too bad I don't live in Britain. And anyway, it would be fun to do a conversion. Have no idea how they're doing for sales, etc. I have seen a few around, so they are selling. After seeing several on the road, I don't know how safe I'd feel in that tiny thing next to even small cars! Wow, they're small. The good news is that if they get stuck in the snow, you could probably pick it up and carry it out.

[JERRY2KONE]

Yea the electric version was only produced and sold in Britain by Mercedes from what I have read and seen. If Chrysler (who now owns the Smart car) would make an electric version I would surely have to own one. They really are quite peppy, and top out at around 90mph. Your correct lite as hell, and would not do very well in a good stiff wind on the freeway. Still they are great for puddering around town doing errands and such. I would probably do very little highway driving with one. I would think it would be much like owning a luxury golf cart, except that it would be steet leagal. The crash testing that has been done on them is quite impressive. The car itself is built around a very strong cockpit, which is allot safer than it looks. It even does better than some of the American vehicles it was compared to. The pricing is still a bit steep for what you get($14K), but considering the savings on annual gas cost I would say it is a very good trade off.