Smart fortwo electric drive News
Want An Electric Car? Be Quick, Get Smart With ForTwo EV
The 2011 Nissan Leaf has a waiting list. So does the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and as for the Tesla Roadster, well, it's probably too expensive. So what do you do if you want to drive around in a plug-in vehicle right now? You could always build one, but that seems like too much hard work. Instead, you...
Electric Smarts: The First ForTwo Electric Drive Delivered
Electric car are getting a lot of attention in the media as of late and for good reason; the electric car represents the future of American motor—of a sorts anyway... January 27, 2011 by Jonathan McGrew
Smart Makes It Three: First Smart Electric Drive Delivered
And the entry of electric cars into the U.S. market continues apace. The first 2011 Nissan Leaf was delivered in San Francisco on December 12, and the first 2011 Chevy Volt... January 26, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
The Missing Electric Car Segment: Minicars At $15,000 Or So?
For the past few years, we’ve witnessed the success of low-volume, high-priced, highway-capable electric vehicles in the Tesla Roadster. We’ve also just recently... December 20, 2010 by Jason Hendler 9
2011 Think City Electric Car Approved For Sale in California
Add another entry to the growing list of electric vehicles going on sale in the next year or so. Think North America, maker of the two-seat City electric car, announced that... December 13, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
Can U.S. Buyers Warm To Two-Seat Battery Electric City Cars?
Is small the new large? In the next few months we’ll see three different electric vehicles hit the market from automakers keen to break into the city car market. But... December 7, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Hertz To Launch Electric-Car Rentals in NYC, Add Smart To Fleet
As it gears up to offer electric cars in selected rental fleets across the country, Hertz has dribbled out details of how its Global EV program will actually work. Today we... December 6, 2010 by John Voelcker
2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Guide To Electric Vehicles
We took a look a few weeks ago at the five electric cars we reckoned you should do your best to see at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Our list included the 2011 Nissan Leaf... November 20, 2010 by Antony Ingram 4
VW, Daimler: There’s a Future in Electric Cars, Not Quite Yet
Can there ever be such a thing as too much honesty when it comes to frank discussions about your company policy? Normally we’d say no, but when you start to sow the... November 15, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
Touring Tesla: Electric Car Startup Struts Its Green Stuff
It's debatable whether Tesla Motors should even be called a startup. It's five years old, it has almost 1,400 cars on the road, and it has 700 people working for it globally... October 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
2010 Paris Auto Show: Electric Scooters from MINI, Smart
The 2010 Paris Auto Show proved there's serious energy going into electric cars, but even EVs with two wheels were well represented at the show--and by major auto brands, at... October 1, 2010 by Marty Padgett 2
Motive Industries Reveals Design For Hemp-Bodied Kestrel
Sit back, relax, and take in the official design and specifications for the Kestrel, the hemp-bodied EV engineered by Canadian firm Motive Industries. We looked at the... September 16, 2010 by Antony Ingram 4
Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-Cell: Full Details on Electric Hatchback for Europe
Joining the electric-vehicle party, Mercedes-Benz has released final details of its first mass-produced all-electric car, which will start coming down the line in October at... September 15, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
2011 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive: Quick Drive
It's fair to say that Smart haven't had quite the success they were probably hoping for in the U.S. with their diminutive Fortwo. Gambling on consumers 'downsizing' due to... September 6, 2010 by Antony Ingram 3
More Smart ForTwo Trouble: Owners Least Likely To Buy Another
As regular readers know, we've never been big fans of the Smart ForTwo minicar. It's not that we dislike small two-seaters; in fact, we think they're cool (unlike most U.S... August 27, 2010 by John Voelcker
Charging Your Electric Car At Home: What You Need To Know
One of the most important aspects of electric-car ownership might not be how they drive, or how far you'll go on a charge, but how you'll actually charge it in the first... August 13, 2010 by Antony Ingram 13
Find Green Cars
Most Popular This Week
More »
Tesla Model S Vs Chevy Volt: Owner Compares Electric Cars 
BMW CEO To Germans: Get Over Your Angst, Buy Electric Cars... 
Can Tesla Raise More Than $1 Billion On Soaring Stock Price? 
North Carolina Wants To Make It Illegal For Tesla To E-Mail... 
The 60 MPG Honda Civic... Not Sold In The U.S. Photo Galleries
More from High Gear Media
- Follow Us
