Huge battery and gigantic autonomy, this smart is not a hybrid like the others

Launched this year in France, the SUV Smart #5 should not adopt thermal engine with us. However, Unless. However. In addition, obviously, that the brand changes its rifle, which was so far the electric vehicle: Smart, a brand that has become 100% connected. In addition, Except that in China. However, in a market where competition is so strong that dealers know what to make electric cars in stock. huge battery gigantic autonomy, this new the manufacturers are trying to the extension of autonomy or rechargeable hybridization. According to the technical solutions chosen.

In China. therefore. Smart launches a hybrid huge battery gigantic autonomy, this version of its #5 with a particularity: The large 94 kWh battery that can be found in us is swapped against a thermal engine and an auxiliary battery, which would make a Citroën E-C3 out of desire for less than € 20,000.

The ideal hybrid vehicle, or not? – Huge battery gigantic autonomy, this – Huge battery gigantic autonomy, this new

The Chinese did not do in originality, since the thermal engine is, as often, a 1.5 turbocharged four-cylinder. Here he develops 163 hp. It is associated with a 156 hp electric huge battery gigantic autonomy, this new motor.

But the most unprecedented is to come. The thermal part collaborates with a battery whose capacity is gigantic for a hybrid: 40 kWh. It’s as much as a Renault 5! And it is more than huge battery gigantic autonomy, this the Range Rover Phev. which was already strong with its 38 kWh, but on a much larger, heavy and air intake model. Naturally. some will retort that a rechargeable hybrid in 2025 is heresy. and that it is better to have a 100% electric vehicle without all combustion. Nevertheless. this type of machine can allow families to pass the course of “socket” without fear for the few rare long. specific journeys.

Not (yet) for France

Smart did not officially confirm the technical data. but, according to some, the weight of this #5 called EHD would be around 2,150 kg. Compared to a PEUGEOT 3008 hybrid. it is almost correct, especially since huge battery gigantic autonomy, this new the French SUV is the competitor of SMART #5 electric in France. But, of course, do not expect to see this rechargeable hybrid version with us in the short term. The Chinese. in any case. would have approved it huge battery gigantic autonomy, this at 1,600 km of autonomy by combining the energy of the battery and the fuel in the tank. And more than 200 km of electric autonomy. Admittedly. on a very favorable approval cycle. but, even by removing the margin compared to the real conditions, this SUV should offer beautiful versatility.