Daimler AG’s CEO Dieter Zetsche is pushing for the governments to offer consumers invectives to purchase electric-vehicles to help offset the extra cost for manufacturers to build expensive EVs. “Even in the best case, the cost of electric autos might run several thousand euros more than conventional vehicles for the foreseeable future,” Zetsche said. “In [...]
Daimler AG announced today that it has kicked off production of its new Smart ForTwo electric-drive EVs at the company’s plant in Hambach, France. The first 1,000 units produced will go to customers participating in various pilot programs across Europe and the United States. The Smart ForTwo electric-drive will be available to the general public [...]
Daimler announced today that it has selected its plant in Hambach, France to produce the Smart ForTwo electric-drive. Starting in 2012, the lithium-ion powered Smart ForTwo will start rolling off the assembly line in Hambach in a “large-scale production and will be offered to customers through the Smart sales network.” Daimler said that it will [...]
Daimler announced today that starting November 2009, the Smart ForTwo electric-drive will start rolling off the production line at the company’s factory in Hambach, France. Power comes from a 40-hp electric-motor fitted at the rear with a peak torque of 89 lb-ft. 0 to 37 mph comes in 6.5 seconds with a top speed of [...]
Daimler AG announced today that it has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent in Tesla Motors, which strengthens their already existing relationship. The two companies have already been working on integrating Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs into 1,000 units of the electric Smart ForTwo. The 1,000 units of the second-generation Smart ForTwo with electric-drive will [...]
BRABUS and Mercedes-Benz took the covers off the new Smart ForTwo BRABUS electric-drive today at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show – and you won’t like it when it’s angry and that’s probably because it has too much light green inside-out. Built around the “environmental friendliness does not mean making sacrifices” theme BRABUS takes the Smart [...]
Daimler’s electric-powered Smart ForTwo will take on BMW’s MINI E in the U.S. in 2010; however, the electric Smart cars will be available in very limited numbers and in just a few U.S. cities. Among the few cities under consideration for the first U.S. sales will be San Francisco and Austin, Texas. According to Anders-Sundt [...]
