The little car did surprisingly well, all told. The commentary from the “expert” in this video is a bit annoying, but he’s being realistic. The speeds at which the Smart ForTwo is likely to be involved in collisions, however, negate a lot of the supposition data he presumes. Since the Smart is an NEV, it won’t likely get into high speed collisions. It appears I was incorrect and the parameters of the Smart ForTwo are now a top speed of 70mph, so highway-readiness is important. Thus the conclusions of this IIHS representative should not be taken lightly.
Tesla is determined to stay in the news at all times. Back in January, it was announced that Tesla would be supplying the batteries for Daimler’s Smart Ed (now the Smart ForTwo). Well, the first model with Tesla’s [...] Read More...
The Hafei Saibao electric car, which is the made-for-China sales version of the Miles XS500 (now called the “Miles EV“), passed the CNQCI test (China National Quality Control & Inspection Center) for frontal crashing. Doesn’t sound like much, but the [...] Read More...
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Tesla Motors has announced that they will be supplying the battery packs for the Daimler Smart ED. Well, 1,000 of them anyway (all lithium-ion), with chargers. The deal was penned and announced at the Detroit Auto Show, where the [...] Read More...
Daimler plans to expand the car2go carsharing service into Austin from it’s original test source in Ulm, Germany. The carshare is planned to start this fall with 200 ForTwo micro-hybrid models.
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Adura Systems, a Silicon Valley startup, has announced that their new MESA powertrain architecture is more efficient than a Smart ForTwo. That’s the gist of the buzz-laden press release the company put out April 20th.
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