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http://www.treehugger.com [Treehugger] TreeHugger first reported that Smart Cars would be availabe in the US about 10 months ago, yet a story in PCmag.com quotes parent-company Smart-Automobile LLC as announcing last week that they would begin making their way in the States. After a bit of digging, we discovered that there was a Smart Car sold stateside in May of last year, but it appeared that the lucky husband & wife in Reno, NV received the first (and only, at the time) model imported into the US via an auction on eBay.

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http://www.treehugger.com  Treehugger: hey I love the Zapsters as much as anyone... but let's hope they do a better job with this vehicle than they did with the smart (didn't the Daimler head with the furry moustache say there was no way in hell that Zap would ever sell a smart in America?) (via Cosmos)

Blue Sage Blog: Mom and I came across one in the SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit at MoMA and it was adorable. In Rome, we found whole blocks of Smart Cars parked vertically (as in, not bumper-to-bumper, but side to side since they're (via Cosmos)

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http://www.treehugger.com  Treehugger: Green Back Herons, alligators, dragonflies, butterflies and all manner of natural wonders are the stars of this weeks THTV episode, beautifully shot by m ss ng p eces in the Florida Everglades. John Adornato, the Everglades Restoration Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, gives us a personal tour of the glades while highlighting new conservation strategies that seek to regenerate historic water flow. (via Cosmos)

Cool Picking: Main Page - Picking anything that's cool: The Smart Car uses 60 mpg and reaches speeds of 85 miles per hour, according to the ZAP Web site , and will range in price from $15,000 to $25,000 fully loaded. I am very curious how the sales figures will be... (via Cosmos)

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Straightline: The on-again-off-againSMART deal for the USA is apparently on again. Anyone who has been following this soap opera knows this will-they-won't-they flip-flopping has been going on for several years. (via Cosmos)

http://eptiger.blogspot.com  Inside the Mind of a Nerd: This can't bode well for those who have had privacy concerns with the web application from the start (though for different reasons), but I'm sure that they'll appeal to the district court. Good news for the environmentalist in you: European Smart Cars are coming stateside at reasonable prices and sickening gas mileages. (via Cosmos)

[Sounding Circle] Smart Cars: Still Coming to America: TreeHugger first reported that Smart Cars would be availabe in the US about 10 months ago, yet a story in PCmag.com quotes parent-company Smart-Automobile LLC as announcing last week that they would begin making their way in the States. After a bit of digging, we discovered that there was a Smart Car sold stateside in May of last year, but it appeared that the lucky husband & wife in Reno, NV received the first (and only, at the time) model imported into the US via an auction on eBay.

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