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 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 [...]
Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk told reporters at a Society of Automotive Analysts meeting that his company is working with Daimler AG to create an electric Smart ForTwo. Musk said that Tesla has a contract with Daimler to produce electric powertrains for 1,000 Smarts, which could later result in tens of thousands of additional vehicles. [...]
