In the development of the new generation smart benefited from extensive experience and customer feedback gathered worldwide over the past years.

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But based on feedback from drivers participating in Smart Fortwo Electric Drive test programs, Mercedes says a more typical charge time might be 3.5 hours to go from 20 percent to 85 percent.

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