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I think the same was said about modern cellphones, and they still last only 1 day, and charge time from fully empty to full, is 20-30 minutes.
But I'd say that the biggest issue isn't range, nor charge time, but battery replacement!
I've seen ridiculous prices on replacement batteries outside of warranty.
Smart has a 4 year warranty, after which the battery replacement is $26k; or about $7k below the salesprice of the car at the time.
Times have evolved since 2014, so I think replacement batteries are significant lower, and when the old battery is returned, it can be reconditioned; and costs like $4k-$8k have been quoted for replacement batteries of electric and semi electric vehicles.
In some cases, like the smart ForTwo, is being sold at $5-6k on the market, a battery swap is as expensive as the car costs.
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