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Electric Smart on a Big Trip: The Smallest Motorhome Comes from the Ore Mountains

02.04.2026 18:50 1 min 1 source
blick.de DEU
Electric Smart on a Big Trip: The Smallest Motorhome Comes from the Ore Mountains
Original source: blick.de

A nurse from the Ore Mountains converted her electric Smart into a mini motorhome for a trip to the Polish Baltic coast. The 17 kWh battery will require about five charging stops of two hours each, which will be used as sleep breaks. The 14-day trip is planned for the end of April and will pass through approximately ten campsites.

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