Smart Car Test Drive at Stone Arch
Finally.
The Smart Car fortwo will be landing on US shores in 2008. Even closer and sooner, according to the smartusa.com website, the car will be available for test drive from 10am-6pm on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts
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A Prius gets better in-town mileage according to your Wikipedia link, and there’s already a community group that rents Priuses - HourCar over at SPNEC - same group that has the St. Paul Bike Classic every year.
These really ought to be plug-in electrics by now. These are clearly commuter cars and are just begging for the ease and economy of being electric vehicles.
I stand corrected, according to the Wikipedia entry, there WILL be an electric conversion option:
“Hybrid Technologies plans to sell an electric version of the smart vehicle in the U.S. starting at US$35,000. It is being called a hybrid car even though the vehicle is all-electric. The electric smart car will have a range of 120 miles (190 km) to 150 miles (240 km), a top speed of 80 mi/h (129 km/h), and charge in 5 to 6 hours using a standard 110V AC outlet. An electric smart is currently undergoing testing in the UK and will only be offered to commercial clients as a trial for the time being.[5][6]“