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Smart ED production kicks off at Hambach plant

Earlier this week, Daimler launched production of the new generation Smart electric drive at the Hambach, France plant where all Smarts are built. The first stage of production will see the plant build a run of 1,000 of the battery-powered two seaters. The cars will be used in a variety of field test programs around the world beginning in the next few months. Unlike the previous-generation electric Smart of which about 100 examples were built, the new model uses a lithium ion battery pack. The pack and charging system were developed and ... Read more →

Second edition smart ed will go into series production in November Sebastian Blanco

Daimler announced back in June that the smart ed was "ready for small series production," but the only date given was that the cars would come to the UK in "early 2010." Today, we learn that the ...

REPORT: second wave of elecric smart fortwos will be cheaper, available in 2010 Sebastian Blanco

Currently, fleets in the UK that are testing the all-electric smart ed have to pay Daimler £380 per month per car for the privilege. When the next-generation test vehicles arrive in 2010, ...

Some complete speculation on the Daimler-Tesla deal Sam Abuelsamid

It's time to throw some ideas against the wall and see what sticks. Disclaimer: I have no inside knowledge to back up any of what follows. This is all pure speculation based on putting together some ...

British Motor Show to spark with SMART fortwo EV's arrival Joel Arellano

Big Sib Autoblog has posted details on the SMART fortwo EV electric vehicle. The EV, which debuts at the British Motor Show next week, will later be leased to various corporate fleets throughout the ...

Smart ED production kicks off at Hambach plant 15 days ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this week, Daimler launched production of the new generation Smart electric drive at the Hambach, France plant where all Smarts are built. The first stage of production will see the plant build a run of 1,000 of the battery-powered two seaters. The cars will be used in a variety of field ...

Second edition smart ed will go into series production in November 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Daimler announced back in June that the smart ed was "ready for small series production," but the only date given was that the cars would come to the UK in "early 2010." Today, we learn that the first production second-generation smart eds will roll off the company's Hambach, France production ...

REPORT: second wave of elecric smart fortwos will be cheaper, available in 2010 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Currently, fleets in the UK that are testing the all-electric smart ed have to pay Daimler £380 per month per car for the privilege. When the next-generation test vehicles arrive in 2010, Daimler hopes to get the per-month lease cost down to under £200, according to a new report in ...

Some complete speculation on the Daimler-Tesla deal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to throw some ideas against the wall and see what sticks. Disclaimer: I have no inside knowledge to back up any of what follows. This is all pure speculation based on putting together some puzzle pieces that may or may not actually fit. Let's begin with a few things that we do know: ...

British Motor Show to spark with SMART fortwo EV's arrival 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Big Sib Autoblog has posted details on the SMART fortwo EV electric vehicle. The EV, which debuts at the British Motor Show next week, will later be leased to various corporate fleets throughout the UK on a trial basis. SMART maker DaimlerChrysler will then evaluate and see if it will expand ...


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