Originally Posted by
LawrenceHarding
With reference to "burning rubber" the key issue here is torque not power. I understand electric motors generate maximum torque at zero rpm so it should step off the line pretty fast. It would appear that the Smart Fortwo is now available with electric power in parts of America. Clearly time will tell as to whether it will be sold in the UK and on what terms, however this does open up the possibility in the longer term of getting a complete "Kit" of bits from a write off.