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Second edition smart ed will go into series production in November

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 line in "mid November 2009." The first batch of 2nd edition smart eds will be used in the on-going tests taking place in major European cities (coming soon to the U.S.) with the "available to anyone interested" starting in 2012. Berliners will get ... Read more →

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, ...

e-Mobility Italy: electric drive Smarts get a taste for pasta Sam Abuelsamid

Daimler is expanding the e-mobility test program that will launch in Berlin in 2009 to Italy. 100 Smart ForTwo ED models will go into service in Rome, Milan and Italy in 2010. Italian power ...

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 ...

Top gear drives the Smart ED, isn't terribly impressed Jeremy Korzeniewski

We can think of a few electric cars which have gotten less-than-stellar reviews, probably deservedly so. The first reviewer that we know of to tackle the smart ED, though, was rather in favor of the ...

Second edition smart ed will go into series production in November 2 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 3 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 ...

e-Mobility Italy: electric drive Smarts get a taste for pasta 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Daimler is expanding the e-mobility test program that will launch in Berlin in 2009 to Italy. 100 Smart ForTwo ED models will go into service in Rome, Milan and Italy in 2010. Italian power provider Enel will set up a network of 400 smart charging stations in those three cities. Daimler will ...

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: ...

Top gear drives the Smart ED, isn't terribly impressed 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We can think of a few electric cars which have gotten less-than-stellar reviews, probably deservedly so. The first reviewer that we know of to tackle the smart ED, though, was rather in favor of the diminutive electric machine, enjoying the 60 mile-per-hour top speed and 72-mile range. Top Gear, ...


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