| Daimler in London electric car pilot |
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Daimler is planning to trial plug-in versions of its Smart Fourtwo small car in London next month in a move that could lead to a production model. According to the Financial Times, depending on the outcome of the trial, production models for retail customers could be in showrooms as soon as 2010.  The Smart Fourtwo electric model The carmaker will deliver around 100 models to customers in the capital in mid-December and will conduct similar trials in two other European cities.
The cars will be predominantly leased to corporate and public sector buyers, including the Metropolitan Police, for a four year period.
Daimler plans to begin commercial production in 2010, before the end of the pilot.
The car will have a top speed of 115km per hour, a range of more than 110km, and will take around 3.5 hours to charge.
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Jesse Powell
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What makes me furiou... What makes me furious is that they have offered these cars for years to other countries while none in the USA. Oil and auto loobists have kept us crushed without ma*s transit options and I have to drive 10 miles a day to work. |
John Latusek
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Jesse, as a keen fol... Jesse, as a keen follower of progress in EVs worldwide, I have to say that from here in the UK, the situation within the USA does frequently appear unnecessarily obstructive - with each new EV initiative being given frivolous coverage. The rest of the world is moving on, and America is going to recieve a mighty shock when shiploads of highway-capable foreign EVs start arriving a couple of years from now. |
John Latusek
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That FT article refe... That FT article referred also to Nissan and Renault predicting commercial production of electric cars by 2012. Elsewhere, Subaru reckon to begin commercial production of their R1e within 2 years, while the recently launched Mitsubishi i-City will aso be available as an electric car a couple of years from now. So it does sound as though we are at last on our way to mainstream makes of electric cars in the showrooms and on the roads. |
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