Category: City Cars 
Price Range: £8,518 to £16,026
Refined, free road tax, safest in electric class.
Limited range, occasional driveline shunt, poor steering feel, potential list price.
Smart ED comprehensively outclasses its quadricycle alternatives, but is still hobbled by a poor range and lengthy recharge time.
Since Smart won't let you buy one at the moment, how much the ED is worth a few years on is irrelevant. But once the company does choose to sell the ED, we expect the Smart will be the most desirable electric commuter around. Residual values will therefore probably far outstrip the 50% figure for petrol and diesel Fortwos after three years and 36,000 miles.
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wrote on 11 08 2006