I’m not sure if it’s an option, but I do not believe this car had any Bluetooth capability – this is the first vehicle with which I’ve not been able to connect my phone in about four years and I find that unacceptable in 2015. I’d love to find out that I was just blind and couldn’t find the Bluetooth feature.

I loved the large fixed panoramic roof overhead – it’s essentially the entire roof panel and it has a manual sunshade if things get too bright.

In a vehicle this size, every bit of storage matters. Between the mesh pockets in the doors, the slide-out drawer below the stereo, the large open drop-in bin on the left side of the dash and a reasonably sized glove compartment, it does pretty well.

Behind the seats is an easily accessible trunk. You can reach behind you to throw something in or get something out – it’s right there. Of course you can pop open the glass from outside and if you need full height access, you can drop down the tailgate. Obviously it’s not big, but it’s surprisingly roomy (340 litres) versus what you might expect judging by the Fortwo’s exterior.

The Fortwo ED’s powertrain is a 74 hp, 96 lb-ft electric motor. Many are surprised to find out that Smart cars are rear-wheel drive.

The car comes with a Level I 110V household plug charging cable that fits snugly and securely into the tailgate for storage. Charging time is slow with this cable (16 hours from empty), but totally fine for topping off the battery after short commutes. If you bump it up to the more powerful Level II 240V charging equipment, Smart says it takes about six hours for a full charge from completely drained. When it’s plugged in, the Fortwo ED allows you to charge immediately, or delay your charging for a later time, in case your electricity costs are lower at off-peak hours.

The official range of the Fortwo’s 17.6-kWh lithium-ion battery is 109 km. My typical commute is about 21 km total there and back – it’s relatively slow going, occasionally bumper-to-bumper, occasionally moving along at a reasonable clip but never exceeding 60 km/h. I almost invariably used between 20–25 percent of the battery capacity for my daily. Theoretically then, I could drive for about four days without charging the car. When I was on the highway, the Smart was often using about 50 percent of its power or more just to maintain highway speeds, and it drained the battery much more quickly – approximately 50 percent battery capacity used after 35 minutes on the highway.

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