A 2018 smart for 20k?!?!? Wild
The battery will be under warranty. Call smart/ Mercedes and find the nearest dealer who can fix battery warranty issues.
First maybe put the 12v battery on a trickle charger as that Evan cause this type of issues
Our BMW i3 was pricey but understandable… others were cheaper.
Our Tesla model X was about 5% more than the Audi wagon it replaced, which made no sense but we were not complaining.
But the most absurd is our Rivian which is cheaper than the minivan… 825hp and $95k vs 250 and $40k
My colleague bought a GTS convertible.
My boss showed up a week later with a turbo S convertible. Apparently the colleague shared about the discounts available and my boss just walked in and got his dream car
The real answer is that they already make millions of the V6, including in plyg in hybrid versions,so it’s cheap and easy to put into anything
I’ve had 6 EV since 2014 and not had a single issue with drive train, apart from the Tesla model X suspension replaced under warranty.
Every single ICE has had a recall or similar on the power train.