Should I dare to switch to the Smart EQ Forfour?

Question

Hello everyone, I'm currently working on the topic of smart as a second car for the Twingo TCe 90. We have a normal socket in the underground parking space. Do you think you can really only deal with this in the long run and leave out all the stuff with wallbox and quick-charging cable? 8km to work, daycare center around the corner. 30km would be a long drive. My idea would be to charge it up every 4 to 5 days in the afternoon when its parked and unplug it in the morning and drive to work. Does the charge switch off automatically when it is always on for 10 to 12 hours? Because of the child it would have to be a Forfour EQ! Maintenance should be cheap, no tax, low maintenance costs and of course electricity instead of gasoline. The facelift now looks pretty good.

I look forward to your opinions and experiences!

Answer 1

If your socket is well secured, that's no problem. Of course, the car is full overnight and you don't have to charge every day if you only drive a few kilometers. This car is just right for this.

A wallbox is nice, but you don't need it, for the few kilometers you drive.

Answer 2

You don't need a wallbox for the Smart. I have been driving 46km a day for over 2 years and have always got my Smart fully plugged in without any problems. It is 2.1kW that can be charged via a socket. Even if you park the car at 18% in the evening, it is back to 100% in the morning.

Great car, would buy again and again. In winter you can even have the car pre-air-conditioned and get in a warm car, the steering wheel is of course also preheated. The only weak point, the H4 headlights are now also fixed.

Answer 3

The normal socket is absolutely and completely sufficient for your application. Parked in the evening, plug in, fully charged in the morning (or only up to 80% to save battery power), what should the wallbox be good for? (The usual household socket is fused with 16 amps. Sometimes 230 volts is almost 3.7 kW, the battery has a capacity of less than 20 amperes. It takes only about 5 hours from completely empty to full).

Another question: Do you ever have a VW eUp! or viewed the identical models from SEAT and Skoda?

The range is much better there, I would not buy an eSMART. (because of the lack of range, because I want a warm car in winter ...)

Comments

The Smart is made finer than an e-up, clearly, inside no painted sheet metal, but cladding parts and more design. In contrast to the ForTwo (especially the convertible), I see less reason for being with the Forfour. The Twingo ZE has a range of 180 km according to the WLTP standard, Smart approx. 128 km. However, I would hardly buy a Renault, even if it is very similar to the Smart. The E-Up is the most universal with its range. However, the Smart has the beautiful HR drive and the small turning circle, as well as 22 kW AC, which is often more practical than DC charging (e-up) because it is cheaper and more common.

The 22 kW charger is already super, makes the Smart more universal. I also visit my mother with the convertible, 270 km there and back every day. It takes longer than with our hybrid, but I drive much cheaper. The only disadvantage of the 22 kW charger is the efficiency when charging with 2.3 kW. The small 3.7 kW charger is then more efficient.

Btw: I have no problems with the range, but more kilometers are always an advantage.

The E-Up does not have an air-conditioned battery like the Smart, but still has a 160,000 km guarantee instead of just 100,000 km.