Chancellor Angela Merkel green lighted an ambitious infrastructure project, launching the world’s largest community effort for eco-friendly electric cars. Electricity provider RWE will install over 500 power-points, where electric cars can plug-in and charge up. Daimler AG and Smart are partnering for the project, which aims to have 100 electric Smart Cars on the streets of Berlin by the end of 2009. …click here to read more
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Daimler AG has worked out a deal with some of the parking garages in the Big Apple to get discounted rates for the Smart Car owners. Garages that will participate and knock 50% off the rates are Madison Square Garden, Javits Center, Times Square and Upper East Side.
We are glad people and companies see the value of the smart car in an urban environment such as New York City; let’s see if Daimler can start a trend and work out such deals with garages in other cities.
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This weekend over 130 smart owners invaded Lombard Street in San Francisco, CA. Two cars wide on Lombard! Amazing!
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Skyrocketing gas prices, a weak economy, growing environmental consciousness… it’s no surprise that we’re seeing America’s roads getting greener by the day. While automakers are working feverishly to increase fuel efficiency across the board, there are already enough economical standouts in enough categories to meet the needs of almost any new-car shopper. We’ve picked the top 10. …click here to read more
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Roger Penske, the chairman of Penske Automotive Group based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, said the high cost of gas prices means the Smart minicar will sell more than the 20,000 units estimated in 2008. Penske AG acts as the sole distributor of the Smart minicar in the United States, and made the announcement on Wednesday.
“We expect Smart sales will come in between 24,000 and 27,500 during 2008,” Penske said, which would represent a 20 to nearly 38 percent increase from the original estimates, according to AFP. The two-passenger Smart ForTwo is by far the smallest car on the market, and the slowest, powered by a 1.0-liter inline-3 turbocharged engine that is rated at 70 horsepower and returns EPA ratings of 33mpg in the city cycle and 41mpg on the highway. It was first sold in the U.S. this January.
All are built in Hambach, France by Germany’s Daimler AG, which also owns Mercedes-Benz, and Penske expects sales to grow to between 30,000 and 32,000 in 2009 if enough cars can be built and imported for the North American market.
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