Smart Electric Vehicle
Daimler says third-gen Smart Fortwo electric is the EV drivers asked for
Daimler talked about the start of production for the next-generation Smart Fortwo ED last week, but waited until today to give more details on the electric-drive city car (standard details here or Sebastian Blanco
Next-gen Smart Electric Drive delayed until fall of 2012
Daimler is getting ready to beef up the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive for the third-gen version, but the new EV won't be arriving on schedule, according to new reports. The problem has something to do with the lithium-ion batteries. The cells are being made by Li-Tec and a Daimler spokeswoman told Sebastian Blanco
Renault-Nissan, Daimler working on pair of electric vehicles for 2014 debut
There's now word that the Daimler AG and Renault-Nissan tie-up, a collaborative deal that was made official back in April of 2010, is set to expand to include a compact Inf
Hertz will rent all-electric Smart EDs starting next week
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Smart ForTwo sales drop dramatically, can electric version lift the brand?
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250 Smart EDs coming to U.S. this fall with $599/month leases attached
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AFVI 2010: Smart ED makes its U.S. debut
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Detroit 2010: Smart USA's Jill Lajdziak says lifestyle message can boost sales
During the blur of the Detroit Auto Show this week, we checked in with fresh Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak to see what the boss has to say about her new job, sales of the fortwo in the U.S. and what's up with the al
Smart Ed's cell phone connection; RWE offering 22 kW home chargers
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2nd-gen Smart Ed driven, still not ready for its close-up
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Electric Smart Fortwo gets shot in Berlin
The next-generation Smart Ed, which just started production in France this week, is out and about on the streets of Berlin being filmed for some sort of promotional video, we think. Treehugger spotted the little all-electric city car zipping around the famous Siegessäule (victory column) landmark with a
Smart ED production kicks off at Hambach plant
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Pics Aplenty: second-gen smart ed goes extra green
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REPORT: second wave of elecric smart fortwos will be cheaper, available in 2010
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smart gives electric drive version the green light
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All-electric smart ed gets green light in UK for 2012
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Detroit 2009: smart ed moving to production, will come to the US
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smart ed coming to Detroit 2009
We know that smart sold over 20,000 units of the fortwo in the US this year, so it's proven to be a popular car for its market. In LA last month, we saw the new Brabus edition and now we can get our own pics of an electric smart fortwo when the doors to the Detroit Auto Show open in about two weeks. The details of this v