Just in time for the summer, Mercedes-Benz is rolling out the Smart ForTwo cabrio electric drive – a plug-in electric compact city car that will offer a range of 155km between charges and, in an attempt to preserve battery power, a top speed limited to 130km/h. But there's no need to go fast when you're traveling with the roof down.
As for recharging, Mercedes says that thanks to the addition of a new on-board charger plus an accompanying smartphone app, the car can go from no juice at all to an 80% recharge in two-and-a-half hours.