Smart Electric ForTwo to be Shown at Detroit Auto Show
December 26, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, will see smart showing off it’s electric-powered fortwo, which was first announced earlier this year. Smart plans to equip this next-generation smart EV with lithium-ion batteries.
Other vehicles joining the list of debuts at NAIAS are the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, with new direct injection engines (earlier post); and a new Kia concept. Read more
All-Electric Smart EV due in 2010 - Plus Video Interview
July 26, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
According to Dieter Zetsche, a fully electric ForTwo will be on sale to the public beginning in 2010. Smart currently has an electric version of its little ForTwo in Europe known as the Smart ed. This uses a sodium-nickel-chloride (Zebra) battery, the 41 horse electric motor has plenty of power to move the vehicle around, and urban performance is said to be improved over the standard model. So far, the electric Smart has only been for testing. Read more
