At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Smart will unveil a new electric-car concept called the Forvision Concept. The Smart Forvision Concept is said to provide a hint at the design and technology that will be offered on the next-generation of Smart ForTwo cars. “With the forvision smart is doing justice to its role as Daimler’s [...]
Smart has been falling off the map slowly because the brand’s awareness has decreased significantly. But to reinvigorate the brand, a new team was appointed to run the company for Daimler AG and they feel that Americans are shunning the Smart ForTwo because very little knowledge is known about the car, especially since marketing hasn’t [...]
A new Smart car is out and it’s an EV! Called the ForTwo Electric Drive, the third-generation EV features an all-new powertrain that was developed by Deutsche Accumotive while the old model used a Tesla-built system. “The smart fortwo has exceeded itself. It has always been a pioneer of urban mobility and with the new [...]
Hertz has decided to broaden their vehicle fleet by adding a couple electric cars. Available for customers in San Francisco and those a part of Hertz’s On Demand program, renters can now choose from the Nissan LEAF, the Smart EV, or the Mitsubishi i. Included with the EVs up for rental, Hertz will also provide [...]
Smart has been more or less remaining quiet for some time now. But that’s going to change right now! Because Smart, the same company that brought you the Smart FourTwo and the Smart Roadster, has a new rumor going around! What we have here is an some news of what the latest and greatest Smart [...]
Daimler AG announced that Robert Bosch GmbH have signed an agreement to establish a 50:50 joint venture for electric-motors. The venture, which is still subject to approval by antitrust authorities, is to be set up under the name EM-motive GmbH. EM-motive GmbH will develop and produce innovative electric-motors for future Mercedes-Benz and Smart vehicles. The joint [...]
cars2go, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, has announced that San Diego will be the first North American city to get a 100 percent electric-vehicle carsharing program. “We’re proud that car2go has chosen to launch the first North American all-electric carsharing service in San Diego,” said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. “car2go’s launch here [...]
Mercedes-benz USA announced today that it has appointed a dedicated team that will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of Smart vehicles in the United States. Mercedes-Benz decided to take over responsibility for sales of the Smart ForTwo coupes and cabriolets from Penske on July 1, 2011. Heading up the Smart team as general [...]
When you here of the Smart brand, you never really think of high-performance. But when you here Brabus, a Mercedes-Benz focused tuner, working with Smart, you’re probably going to listen very carefully. In 2003, Brabus put a twin-turbo V6 into the Smart Roadster. Following that, the two companies debuted their Smart-Brabus ForFour Race Concept powered [...]
“Harder, better, faster, stronger…” – the irony that I’m listening to Daft Punk as I write this…anyway. The Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Discoball made an appearance at the 2011 New York Auto Show yesterday. The one-off model designed by Apparatjik for the new film Pixel City, will be displayed for public viewing for the duration [...]
