Count down to the motor show…
14 days to go to the motor show where the smart ED will be in the spotlight. With its new outline, this ground breaking eco car looks set to be the shape of the future! It’s appearance at the show comes on the back of some rave reviews including Vicki Butler Henderson at the Times who said:
“Motorists will soon be able to buy an all-electric vehicle that promises to end the tyranny of rising fuel prices while offering the style and safety of a conventional car”.
The article says that while the smart ed is by no means the first electric vehicle to hit British roads, it is a fully fledged car and has the same comfort and safety levels as a conventional petrol-powered smart fortwo. It talks about the running costs – “you’ll get 50miles of motoring for every £1 of electricity you put into the battery, which works out at the equivalent of 300 mpg”.
The article speculates about on-sale dates and price, neither of which can be confirmed, as smart in the UK are running a market trial with corporate customers.
“Without exception, existing all-electric vehicles to date have made you suffer for your conscience. And none satisfies the rigorous safety standards that global car manufacturers design their products to. The smart ed could be about to change all that.”
On the back of the latest high profile customer, The Metropolitan Police, taking delivery of their smart ed, the Sunday Times reviewed the fully electric version of the iconic car in the In Gear section on 22 June.
The Telegraph also reviewed the greenest smart cars recently.
The new electric car, the smart ED was also reviewed in the Mirror recently.
