Filed under: EV/Plug-in, SMART, Detroit Auto Show
Detroit 2009: smart ed comes to America
Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart ed
Too busy to read this evening? Not a problem with this particular post. Any information on the specifications of the smart ed that we found earlier today on the floor of the Detroit Auto Show is - beneath the new white and green decorations - exactly the same as the Euro-spec smart ed. Even though we knew it was coming, we're still excited that this little all-electric wonder finally made the jump across the pond. According to the smart rep we talked to, no one here in the US will be behind the wheel of one of these until 2010 or 2011, when 1,000 smart eds will be brought over for testing - much like they are being used in places like the UK and Italy. So, stop reading already and check out the gallery. Then come back later, as we'll be interviewing some smart reps to see what is news about the smart ed.
Gallery: Detroit 2009: smart ed
Live Photos Copyright ©2009 Sebastian Blanco / Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
gerry 6:12PM (1/11/2009)
Heh... I can see it now.. Smart ED...
Now being shown on viagra and cialis ads everywhere!
Will *you* be ready when the time comes?
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RL 1:06AM (1/12/2009)
Who supplies the batteries?
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Aimless Six 2:47AM (1/12/2009)
They have been testing it in London since 2006. And now they are going to bring it to the USA ..... in 2011 ...... for testing.
Car sized EV's seem to perpetually stay 2 years over the horizon. Manufacturers CAN make em, they just don't WANT to make em.
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