Smart escooter

A few days before the first sketches, The new smart escooter is revealed as final , pending the official debut at 2010 Paris Motor Show, Scheduled for October 2 to 17 . The elements of the famous sister reminder to all four wheels are not few , for example rounded style and the color white / green, which follows that of Smart ED and the body formed by plastic panels interchangeable and be as smart four-wheel on a steel frame and aluminum. Then there are many original features such as caps on either side of the transparent shield that not only fix your legs act as indicators of direction and an additional seat for the passenger that is reminiscent of the 60s Lambrettas . The most original is the beacon group – stem , with a massive dome that integrates LED light and mirrors “bar end “.

Smart escooter , the intention of the German mark , will be revolutionary in terms of active and passive safety : the front was adopted airbag The brakes are equipped with ABS and , as the sisters Mercedes (eg, Class D), There is the system “Blind Spot Assist” through a mirror embedded in intermittent light warns the driver to detect other vehicles in areas not visible to avoid dangerous collisions in lane changes .

Technically smart esccoter moved by an electric motor integrated in the rear wheel 4 kW which allows maximum speed of 45 km / h, then it is conceivable that would be approved to be guided also by the 14 year old . With lithium Lithium-ion 48V 80 Ah, housed inside the footrest , the range can reach 100 km and the charging can be carried out by plugs into a standard 220V 3-5 hours Mennekes through the connector positioned in the center of the front shield . A charge shall also maintain the photovoltaic panels , according to both stationary and moving, but the energy is also recovered during braking . From the perspective of the two bike wheels are mounted on a fork and swingarm while braking is kind of combined Through a disc brake circuit conventional hydraulic front and the action of the resistance so that the electric motor becomes a generator.

On the smart board escooter functions are delegated to smart phones such iPhone mounting on the handlebar instead of the traditional instruments : through the “app “you can go online when you stop , you can control the level of battery charge , speed of running and exploiting the capabilities of GPS .