I'd call the Smart ED (electric drive) the hit of the entire 2008 Paris Auto Show, but I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face. The electric-powered Smart, which the company today called the future of mobility, is quite simply an electric version of the Smart Fortwo, a very small two-seater that has seen success in Europe and began sales in the USA earlier this year.
Production of the Smart ED could start as early as next year, according to company officials. In the meantime, development of the little city car continues. Apparently a prototype has been running around the clogged streets of London for the past year with very positive results.
In other Smart news, the company recently built its 1millionth Smart, and will begin sales in China sometime next year. -- Scott Oldham, Inside Line Editor in Chief
vacagrande says:
06:51 AM, 10/ 2/08
You'd think they could come up with a better acronym... how about Smart Supplemental Technology Drive?
mlevere1992 says:
12:04 PM, 10/ 2/08
Smart ED-209. I expect to see a couple of mini-guns come out fo the side of the car and go to battle with Robo-Cop.
ateixeira says:
02:12 PM, 10/ 2/08
Why not, it already looks like an NEV (neighborhood electric vehicle)?