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Importer's rebate. It's time.
Purchase any 2009 plated new or demonstrator smart car before February 14 and you’ll receive an importer’s rebate of $2,000*.
First electric smart handed over to customers.
Berlin – No emissions, yet pure driving pleasure: The first smart fortwo electric drive (ed) city car was delivered to its customer in Berlin yesterday.
The ground-breaking publication "Visionaire" and smart celebrate the era of electricity.
Stuttgart, 08.09.2009 – Avant-garde meets avant-garde. The New York-based limited-edition fashion and art publication Visionaire draws inspiration for its 57th issue from the unique two-seater smart fortwo. Visionaire 57 "2010" is the first plug-in electric issue of the publication. 52 internationally renowned curators and art collectors were recruited to select 365 works of art, making this issue, in the form of an electronic daily calendar, a ground-breaking compendium of contemporary art. The cooperation with Visionaire was motivated by the launch of the second generation of the smart fortwo electric drive.
The HIA BuildGreen Expo.
The HIA BuildGreen Expo is the only national event of its kind. Now in its third year, it returns to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2009. It is Australia's largest showcase of products and services which save water, save energy, reduce waste, or provide cleaner energy.
The smart state: Tasmanian Government takes delivery of its first smart fortwo.
Melbourne/Hobart – The Tasmanian State Government has purchased its first smart fortwo for its vehicle fleet.
Long-recognised as a very environmentally focused Government, its environmentally focused fleet policy is leading the way in making sustainable vehicle choices across the board.
smart fortwo electric drive Goes into Series Production
Stuttgart/Hambach – From mid-November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive will roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery. It is housed in a space-saving position between the axles, which means that space is not compromised in any way in the intelligent two-seater vehicle.
World's Largest Gathering of smart Cars Set to Take Place Next Month.
Stuttgart / Kaprun – a car convoy, concerts, creative competitions, fun and joy of life: From 21 - 23 August 2009 the largest gathering of smart enthusiasts worldwide will take place.
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car2go: 200 smart reasons for rediscovering city driving
Daimler AMG has figured out 200 good reasons for rediscovering city driving, and they can be found on every corner in Ulm, Germany. The German auto maker has devised ‘car2go’ – its new mobility concept that makes driving a car as easy as using a mobile phone.
smart at the Geneva Motor Show 2009
Geneva – Sales of the smart fortwo rose by 39 percent in the past year, and by the end of the year the smart will be represented in 41 countries worldwide. smart is the intelligent combination of lasting, future-oriented technology and individual, urban mobility, with joie de vivre.
The big screen through a windscreen: smart brings the drive-in back to Melbourne
Melbourne – Iconic city-car smart is bringing the drive-in theatre back to Melbourne’s CBD.
Residents and guests in the city of Melbourne will soon be able to relive Saturday nights of old and experience going to the drive-in theatre just as they remember it.
smart stars: the iconic smart fortwo joins the hunt for the Pink Panther in Paris
Paris - The smart fortwo, pioneer of intelligent micro cars, masterfully plays the leading automotive role in the sequel to the successful cinema blockbuster The Pink Panther.
Plug and play: the smart fortwo electric drive edges closer to showrooms
Stuttgart – smart, the producer of one of the world’s most economical and environmentally friendly cars - the smart fortwo - is advancing the development of alternative propulsion technologies to develop even more ecologically friendly vehicles.
The smart fortwo comes to Brazil in April 2009
Following its successful launch in the USA, the smart fortwo will be available in Brazil from April 2009. This was announced at the São Paulo Auto Show, where the two-seater celebrated its public debut.
America's most economical car: In the USA, the smart fortwo is the number one in terms of environmental friendliness and economy
Stuttgart – The American environmental authority EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has put the smart fortwo at the top of its current list of the most economical cars without hybrid drive. The US authority confirms independent European studies that had already established the clever two-seater as the most economical car.
Germany’s most cost-effective car is heading to Australian showrooms: the smart fortwo mhd is on its way
Melbourne – One of the world’s most fuel-efficient cars, the smart fortwo mhd (micro hybrid drive), will be in Australia showrooms this December, just in time for Christmas.
This new and ultra-efficient version of the iconic two-seater city car brings with it the same levels of safety, engineering and driving fun as the current model except it will now be offered with further savings in fuel consumption, fewer carbon dioxide emissions as well as reduced levels of urban noise.
Ten years and a million vehicles later the cult smart car is heading to a mobile green future with electric drive
At the recent Paris Motor Show 2008 smart presented the latest generation smart fortwo with electric drive to an international audience for the first time. In future, the advantages of the smart fortwo electric drive, which produces no local emissions, will be demonstrated in everyday service in the project "e-mobility Berlin" which Daimler AG presented together with the energy provider RWE at the beginning of September 2008.
Daimler starts a smart mobility concept for the city: car2go – as easy as using a mobile phone
With car2go, Daimler is launching a completely new mobility concept and is providing a future-oriented answer to increasing traffic volume in urban areas. 'car2go' is an intelligent and creative solution that provides a simple, flexible and value-for-money approach to mobility with environmentally-friendly vehicles” is how Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, describes the objective of the project.
Auto China 2008: smart fortwo to be launched in China in mid 2009
Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, announced at the Auto China Beijing 2008 that the smart fortwo will be available to Chinese customers from mid 2009.
Author prize for new smart book: smart also successful as a book
The highly regarded "Motor Presse Club" has awarded the author prize 2008 to the book "sideways. a smart art project". The distinguished jury of the "MPC car book prize" awards this special prize every year for outstanding literary achievement in the field of car books.
sideways. a smart art project
smart will introduce its creative anthology, “sideways. a smart art project,” on March 19, 2008 in New York.
The all-new smart fortwo is now here
The new smart fortwo is the consistent evolution of a car that is unrivalled in terms of shape, use and nature.
The Öko-Trend Environmental Award
Distinction for environmental car concept: “Öko-Trend” awards the smart fortwo mhd the environmental certificate for cars.
