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Smart Announces First All-Electric Carsharing Fleet in the US
Daimler’s Car2go subsidiary has announced the introduction of the first all-electric carsharing fleet in North America. According to company, the plan calls for 300 zero-emission Smart ForTwo electric cars to arrive in the city of San Diego by the end of the year. Read more »
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Volkswagen To Test A Fleet Of Pure-electric E-golf Prototypes In The Usa
It's no secret that Volkswagen is developing an all-electric version of the Golf as the automaker itself has confirmed that a production model based on the soon-to-be revealed Golf Mk7 is scheduled for an introduction sometime next year. In the...
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Smart Fortwo Gets A Fresh Look For 2012, Will Debut At The Geneva Motor Show
The Smart Fortwo city car is entering the 2012 model year with some subtle styling revisions, most of which were previewed on the third-generation ForTwo Electric displayed at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. On the outside, the 2012 Fortwo gets...
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All-electric Smart Fortwo With Tesla Li-ion Batteries To Enter Production In November
The first examples of Smart's second-generation Fortwo Electric Drive will roll off the production line at the firm's Hambach plant in France in mid November, the company announced today. Initially, the all-electric Smart that is powered by a...
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Mercedes Launches Rent-a-smart Project In Germany: Daily Cost Set At €273...
On 24 October 2008, Smart's parent company Daimler will inaugurate a pilot rent-a-car project called 'car2go' in the southern German city of Ulm that will see a fleet of Smart Fortwo vehicles being made available for rent within the boundaries...
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Smart Fortwo Celebrates 10th Birthday
The miniscule Smart ForTwo is celebrating its 10th birthday this month as the first model rolled off Daimler’s assembly line in Hambach, France on July 2, 1998. The Smart ForTwo began as the brainchild of Swatch CEO Nicolas Hayek who joined forces...
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