Channel 4 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Smart ED comprehensively outclasses its quadricycle alternatives, but is still hobbled by a poor range and lengthy recharge time.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | yesterday
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Filed under: Hybrid , SMART , Green Daily , Germany Perhaps the cheapest way to get around is by walking, followed closely by cycling. But, if you want a roof over your head and four wheels on the ground, the cheapest way to drive in Germany is with a smart fortwo. Studies performed by auto motor und sport, Auto Bild, Autozeitung, the ADAC and now EurotaxSchwacke GmbH all come to the same conclusion....
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Filed under: Toyota , Japan click to enlarge Toyota's "more intelligent" answer to the Smart ForTwo, the iQ, has notched a spot on the best 15 list for the Good Design Award in Japan. The awards were originally devised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan and are now given by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization. The award is intended to recognize the best in...
Motionographer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Sehsucht tears it up in this elegant spot celebrating 10 years of the Smart fortwo Posted on Motionographer Sehsucht for Smart
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
You Thought Prius Waiting Lists Were Bad? A sign of the times, surely. Forbes Auto's list of Most Coveted Cars not only includes Ferraris and Rolls-Royces, but there are also a few green(er) vehicles. At the top of the list with 27 months of waiting to get your hands on the wheel are the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé and Fisker Karma plug-in electric car . At 12 months is the Tesla Electric Roadster...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
With demand for small cars increasing, Ford is reassessing its decision not to bring the Ka to the United States. Similar in size to the tiny Smart ForTwo, the Ka was originally slated only for Europe because Ford didn’t think...
eMercedesBenz (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
According to German market observer EurotaxSchwacke, the smart fortwo micro hybrid drive (mhd) is still Germany's most cost-efficient car, confirming previous cost calculations by numerous other trade magazines and ADAC (Germany's largest automobile club). In the study, a total of 16 vehicles from the mini car segment were evaluated, after which it was determined the smart fortwo mhd costs 27.52...
CNET.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Anyone tired of spending an arm and a leg at the petrol pumps, take note: Daimler claimed this morning that its Smart fortwo mhd has the lowest running costs of any small car
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Paris Motor Show is playing host to a number of environmental concepts this year, but the latest generation of the Smart Fortwo may prove to be the most important of them all. The Smart model range is already established as the leader for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - the Smart Fortwo CDI emits just [...]
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
“..I’ve never been a fan of the Smart car, not least because it doesn’t like to be spelt with a capital S. I’ve been a snob about its short, stubby shape for a decade but I’ve just turned 180 degrees and am sold on this electric version – though just this version, I hasten to [...]
Automobile (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
2009 Smart ForTwo EV Though it made its first auto show debut at the 2008 Paris motor show, the electrically-powered Smart ForTwo ED has already been revealed for quite some time now. Though it made its first auto show debut at the 2008 Paris motor show, the electrically-powered Smart ForTwo ED has already been revealed for quite some time now. Photo Gallery: 2009 Smart ForTwo EV - 2008 Paris Motor...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Filed under: Green Culture , Toyota , Green Daily Click above for more shots of basketball players in a Toyota iQ Toyota's new iQ minicar is set to do battle with the smart fortwo, offering a few key differences in its favor. Most notably, the new iQ has what Toyota calls a 3+1 seating arrangement. In other words, three normal humans (including the driver) will fit fine and a fourth one or a small...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Filed under: Toyota One of the concerns with tiny cars like the Smart ForTwo and upcoming Toyota iQ is safety. Automakers have long relied on having some crumple zones built into the structure of the car that could absorb the kinetic energy of an impact as they collapse. That's simply not possible in these microcars. Toyota has therefore developed the world's first rear curtain bag to help protect...
