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2013 Smart Electric Drive To Offer Battery Leasing In U.S.
It seems automakers in Europe have found the key to increasing electric car sales: battery leasing. With 97 percent of European Smart Fortwo Electric Drive customers choosing to lease the battery, rather than buy it outright, Smart USA will now offer buyers the same option, when the car debuts this...
2013 Smart Electric Drive Test: Lowest-Priced Electric Car In U.S.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Smart took that advice to heart; its 2013 Smart ED3 is the third generation of its all-electric version of the two-seat ForTwo... October 4, 2012 by John Voelcker 16
2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Production Starts, Due Q4, 2012
Earlier this week, Daimler started production of the 2013 Smart ForTwo electric drive at its Hamback, facility in France. The third-generation all-electric Smart ForTwo, the... June 14, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
Next-Generation 2012 Smart ForTwo Electric Car Delayed
Earlier this year Daimler unveiled the third generation Smart Fortwo Electric Drive at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Offering much improved acceleration, range and charging... December 21, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Rinspeed Dock+Go Concept Adds Versatility To Smart Electric Drive
Call up the main page of Rinspeed’s website, and you’re greeted by an image of its founder, Frank M. Rinderknecht. You’ll also see a series of quotes from... December 8, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 3
Smart For-Us Pickup Concept: Detroit Auto Show Preview
It's not easy being small. You go unnoticed in crowds and have to ask taller people to reach objects on high shelves for you. With cars though it's not always a bad thing, or... December 7, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
San Diego: Car2Go's Choice For First All-Electric Car Share Service
The City of San Diego has become the first city in North America to offer an all-electric car sharing network, thanks to Car2Go. A fleet of more than 300 all-electric Smart... November 23, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
2012 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive: Frankfurt Auto Show
The problems with the old Smart Fortwo Electric Drive were fairly easy to work out. It was too slow, had only an average range, took too long to charge and it was too... September 13, 2011 by Antony Ingram 7
2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: Full Electric Car Preview
We thought the 2011 Geneva Motor Show was one of the best ever for electric cars and green vehicles, but the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, starting in less than a week, is... September 6, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Hertz, Marriott Bring Electric Cars And Hotels Together In San Francisco
Popular airport rental car firm Hertz has been working alongside Hotel chain Marriott for 30 years to unite weary travelers with a set of wheels while they’re away from... August 25, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
San Diego Gets Smart, Hosts 100% Electric Car Sharing Scheme
City car-sharing schemes have become more popular in recent years as the cost of owning a car rockets, but until now they’ve focused on traditional gasoline-engined... July 15, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
Daimler CEO: 1 Million Electric Cars in Germany by 2020? Not Likely
It may only be two weeks since Germany’s Chancellor Merkel announced that her government would help bring 1 million plug-in vehicles to the roads of Germany by 2020 but... May 31, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
2011 Smart Electric Drive On The Streets Of London: Driven
What makes the perfect city car? Compact dimensions are a good place to start, so you can sneak into small parking spaces on a crowded street and squeeze through gaps that... May 19, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
Tough To Be Wheego: Germany Crushes Electric Car From 'Hand-To-Mouth' Startup
It's hard to start a car company. Really, really, really, really, really hard. Which is why little Wheego Electric Cars is having a tough time of it at the moment. Last week... May 3, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Daimler Adds Bosch To Electric Car Collaborative Projects
You’d be forgiven for thinking that German automaker Daimler was trying to build its own little electric car empire. Not only does it have active electric car projects... April 13, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Wheego Electric Vehicle Featured At 2011 Denver Auto Show
In the electric car realm there are many players, a lot of them small. So if we asked you if you had heard of a Wheego, you wouldn’t be alone if your answer was no... March 29, 2011 by Jonathan McGrew
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