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The Smallest Smart Ever: Electric 'escooter' Uncovered before Paris Show
Previewing a possible expansion to the world of two wheels in the very near future, Daimler's Smart division will showcase a scooter concept at next week's Paris motor show. Seen here for the first time in the flesh, the purely electrically driven 'escooter' uses a 48-volt lithium-ion battery pack placed behind the paneling in the foot area and is capable of traveling up to 100 kilometers (over 60 miles) on a single charge.
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Smart Confirms Production Of Pure-electric 'escooter', Goes On Sale In 2014
Smart may be experiencing troubles in the four-wheel world, but that isn’t stopping the brand that was created by the late founder of Swatch, Nicholas Hayek, before it passed into the hands of Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler, from venturing...
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Taiwan’s Luxgen Shows Off Neora Ev Concept Sedan In Shanghai
Among the many world premieres hosted at the Auto Shanghai 2011 (April 21-28) is a new concept model for an all-electric sedan from Taiwanese automaker Luxgen. Called the Neora, the study is meant to demonstrate the firm’s technological prowess...
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Mini Teases All-electric Scooter Concept, To Be Revealed In Paris
Hot on the (w)heels of Smart's announcement on the presentation of an all-electric scooter concept at the Paris Motor Show, the firm's domestic rival, BMW-owned MINI, also revealed plans to debut a plug-in scooter prototype. Read more »...
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Mercedes-benz Concept Bluezero E-cell Plus: Petrol-electric Hybrid Hints At Production Model
Mercedes-Benz will be presenting an updated version of its BlueZERO E-Cell concept car at this month's Frankfurt Motor Show. Originally presented in Detroit at the beginning of the year, BlueZERO E-Cell is propelled exclusively by a battery-powered...
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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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