Hi Folks,
I didn't get a response on the service manual or where to get a battery for the Smart ED 2013 - 2015 (used Smart) so I'm thinking maybe I should buy something else (since the shop manuals/batteries are made of Unobtanium). I Googled Service manuals for the Mitsubishi IMIev and Chevy Spark; were available online like the Leaf. It also looked like you could monitor individual battery voltages, not sure if you can do that with the Smart ED. It looks like Mercedes doesn't want to sell any electric Smart ED's ($25K for a battery replacement and no Service Manuals available.) The Smart also wants $80 per month battery rental that the other EV's don't require. I found from EVwest.com that they have 57V Tesla battery replacement modules for $1k for the 2013 Smart only, 2014 on is the Deutsche ACCUmotive for $25K replacement. So maybe I should buy that with a Smart 2013? Sounds like that may be the only serviceable Smart unless buying two wrecked one's to combine parts when the cells start to crap out. Or maybe like on EValbum.com convert one from gas like another guy did on an 05' model - but it would be nice to have regen. From: Mark Hanson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 7:45 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: 2014 Smart ED Service Manual Help Hi Folks, I was thinking of buying a 2014 Smart ED but I can't find a service manual/schematics, paid $60 to www.smarttekinfo.com and just a few pamphlets, marketing fluff. I tried for about $15 www.ALLDATAdiy.com with similar results. Contacting/emailing Smart just got marketing & $80/mo battery rental info. I have a Leaf currently and it was easy to download/print the 3" thick shop manual on battery/charging/traction controls/schematics but no dice with Smart. When I called the local Mercedes dealer they wanted $25K for a battery replacement at the typical 60K miles (the Leaf is $5.5K for a battery replacement). So is the Smart ED a throw-away car that you can't service? Does anyone know where to get a *service/shop manual* so I can feel comfortable servicing like my Leaf? Does anyone know where to by *battery cells* or pack for a Smart ED? The local Mercedes dealer said they won't bother with Smarts maybe why their annual sales were 2K and the Leaf was 20K last year. It looks like on www.batteryuniversity.com that the Volt, Leaf and Smart ED are all NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt cathode with a lithium electrolyte and a graphite anode) so should have about 60k miles life similar to LiFePO4. The Smart ED warranty is 4 years 48K miles Smart said without paying $80 battery rent per month "battery assurance plan" nonsense. I also use LeafSpy but didn't see info app like that for the Smart ED. I'd like to replace my electric Ghia www.evalbum.com/4346 soon when it needs $8k batteries with a $8k 2014 Smart or similar small commuter car to make my 48 miles round trip to work. Have a renewable energy day, Mark Mark E. Hanson 184 Vista Lane Fincastle, VA 24090 540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell REEVA: community service RE & EV project club Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery) UL Certified PV Installer My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20161001/ba980833/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
