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smart launches UK anniversary fortwo model

As smart prepares to celebrate 10 years of retailing right hand drive cars in the UK with its festival of all things smart announced earlier this week (see story), the diminutive carmaker is also launching a new special edition of its fortwo model to mark the occasion. The smart festival at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge [...]

Festival offers chance to drive electric smart

It’s a festival of all things smart this September, as Mercedes-Benz’ mini yet mighty smart brand celebrate ten years in the UK. This year’s smart festival is made extra special to mark the anniversary and will feature exclusive test drive opportunities of the smart fortwo electric car along with a guest appearance by the 2008 [...]

Latest Smart models to boost environmental performance

The new generation of the Smart Fortwo, scheduled to be launched this autumn, will boast a number of green improvements compared to its predecessor. Among them, the 40kW turbo-diesel will feature fuel consumption of 71.3mpg with CO2 emissions slashed to just 86g/km. Indeed the optimised petrol engines will also set new CO2 lows with the [...]

New Smart Fortwo to lower fuel consumption

The Smart Fortwo is already established as one of the greenest cars around – but now it’s about to get even greener. To be launched in the autumn, the new version will feature engines with lower fuel consumption, as well as a fresh interior look and an upgraded exterior. With the 40kW cdi turbodiesel model, [...]

smart trial reveals consumers are ready for electric cars

The UK is ready to embrace the electric car revolution finds a new report commissioned by carmaker smart. According to the study conducted by Future Foundation, around two-thirds of consumers are willing to consider an electric vehicle if the charging infrastructure is improved. Meanwhile over three-quarters of the UK agree that petrol/diesel emissions need to [...]

Smart Electric Drive makes US debut

There’s now a smarter and electric way to drive in the US as the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive makes its debut in the country. The vehicle will be part of a programme launched by Smart USA Distributor LLC that will place electric drive vehicles with partners in select regions of the US. The company will [...]

Mercedes prepares for electric vehicle take-up

Mercedes-Benz and smart have started the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks in preparation for the, what is hoped will be a widespread uptake of electric vehicles in the UK. So far 20 Elektrobay recharging units, produced by Brighton-based Elektromotive, have been installed at seven locations as part of a pilot project, and [...]

US homes to receive free charging points

Nearly 5,000 homes in the US will soon be boosted by free home electric vehicle charging points from Coulomb Technologies. Any one who buys one of the ChargePoint America programme’s electric vehicles – the Chevrolet Volt, the Ford Focus Electric or the Smart ForTwo Electric – and is located within one of the nine targeted [...]

Trial shows motorists are ready to switch to EVs

A trail of electric cars in North East England has found that after testing the vehicles, most people were convinced of that they could use them as their regular car. The ’Smart Move’ trial held by Cenex in conjunction with regional development agency, One North East, deployed four electric two-seater smart fortwo cars over six [...]

Breaking news: Daimler, Nissan, Renault tie-up agreed

Just a week ago we told you that the Renault-Nissan Alliance was in negotiations to form a partnership with Daimler (see article) and now we have reports that the deal is basically agreed. According to Kyodo News, the two parties have settled on a capital and business tie-up deal and will confirm the agreement on [...]