Evelyn Kanter Eco Report » Tesla http://www.car-and-travel.com Travel Green, Drive Green, Save Green Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:39:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 First Electric Smart Car Delivered to Customers in Germany http://www.car-and-travel.com/2009/12/first-electric-smart-car-delivered-to-customers-in-germany/ http://www.car-and-travel.com/2009/12/first-electric-smart-car-delivered-to-customers-in-germany/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:31:46 +0000 Evelyn Kanter http://www.car-and-travel.com/?p=244 SmartForTwo_Electric_public

SmartforTwo plug-in electric minicar

Getting smart: The first plug-in electric Smartfortwo minicar has been delivered to customers in Berlin, close to the Stuttgart home of its parent company, Mercedes-Benz.  The first two owners — an artist and a dental technology company executive  — currently own the regular gas-powered Smartfortwo.

The compact two-seater is the first emission-free vehicle in the world with state-of-the-art lithium-ion technology plus an intelligent charging management system on board.   The batteries are from electric sportscar manufacturer Tesla Motors, which Mercedes parent Daimler bought a piece of in 2009 to produce and market electric cars together.  

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SmartForTwo images: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes is calling the plug-in Smartfortwo an ED, for electric drive, rather than EV, for electric vehicle. 

The on-board electronics on the electric Smartfortwo has a unique new information feature that allows real-time exchange of information with the owner by iPhone, Blackberry or other smartphone.  

Here’s how it works: 

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