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[INHABITAT] Inhabitat » All-Electric Smart Cars Announced for the UK!: smart fortwo electric, smart vehicle, daimler electric vehicle, smart car, smart electric. The last time we brought you news of the Smart fortwo electric, we mentioned that trials were being held in the UK, with the intent to gague customer reaction to the .

[Only Positive News] Only Positive News » Blog Archive » The Most Eco-Positive Cars in ...: I drive around an old Toyota 4Runner that runs like a charm - but isn't the most green vehicle in the world! The Smart Fortwo, more commonly known as the smart car, averages 33 miles per gallon in the city and 41 on the highway, making it the most fuel-efficient car powered solely by gasoline.

[TruckTrend SUV & Truck Forum] September 2009 - Truck , SUV, and crossover sales numbers! C4C ...: "For now, we'll take this first small bit of good news but the premium segment is not out of the woods yet as consumers keep on reacting cautiously to the mixed signals in the economy," said Jim O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC. "For BMW, we expect the bumpy road to continue into next quarter in advance of 2010, when we see consumer confidence improving and a major launch of new BMW products start to hit the market."

[Autoblog Green] Could you live with a tiny car? ”” Autoblog Green: Unless the ultra mini met the same safety/crash standards (as the Smart does) these would be death traps. Outside of handful of northeastern cities, the average, non freeway, vehicular speed traveled in urban/suburban areas would make being the occupant in most of these a harrowing experience.

[The Car Connection] Dan Brown May Sell Lots of Books, But He Knows Nothing About Cars ...: Europeans would express 36 mpg as 6.5 l/100 km.But as Britain's Daily Telegraph notes in their wildly funny article on Brown's 20 worst sentences: "Pro tip: when fleeing from the police, take a moment to boast about your getaway vehicle’s fuel efficiency. And get it wrong by a factor of five."It must have taken the author a lot of effort to cull that list to just 20.About 24,000 cars are affected by the problemEnlarge Photo[Daily Telegraph]

[motorpulse | Top Stories] New Ford Taurus and Focus Win Top Safety Honors | motorpulse: The photo is of a wreck in Jefferson Parish, LA (just outside New Orleans) between two trucks and a Smart Car titled "Still Want A Smart Car?". Yes, this is an extreme example of the Smart ForTwo being particularly vulnerable in a wreck and I don't know of any car that would have faired particularly well against two massive trucks like those in the picture, but still, you wouldn't be walking away from that one...

[hybrids.jp] R.I.P. Shaun Carlson - hybrids.jp: Carlson used his mechanical skills to assist Allen and Roy Johnson, owners of J&J Racing, in tuning friend Richie Stevens Jr.’s Team Mopar/Valspar Dodge Stratus R/T during the latter part of the season, helping Stevens earn two late-season wins in 2006.

[INHABITAT] Inhabitat » TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Smart All-Electric in 2010!: No word yet on the cost or availability, but one would hope that Smart’s new all-electric vehicles are competitively priced. Expect to see them on the streets in 2010.

[Auto Motto] BRABUS Smart Fortwo Is Up For The Grab - Auto Motto: The sporty temperament of the new Smart Fortwo BRABUS is immediately perceptible, it features “Monoblock VI” alloy wheels with wide tyres measuring 175/50 R 16 at the front and 225/35 R 17 at the rear, wider rear wheel arches, a sports exhaust system with centrally positioned stainless steel tailpipes and a body that has been lowered by ten millimeters.

[eMercedesBenz | The Unofficial Mercedes-Benz Weblog] eMercedesBenz - The Unofficial Mercedes-Benz Weblog: Here's what Anders Sundt Jensen, Vice President for Marketing and Sales at smart, has to say about the smart being on display: "The smart fortwo belongs in a museum - because it challenges the status quo and calls on people to rethink their perceptions, because following its market launch in October 1998 it quickly became a cult vehicle. And last but not least, because we are not only showing the past, with the new smart fortwo we are also showing the future."

[LINGsCARS.com - Blog] News gorge: Gun maker 'was, bloody dealering idiot place in death ...: - news replorted 11:46. City boss Mark Hughes demands explanation from referee after United striker Michael .

[Camaro Blog] Win Dale Earnhardt Jr's 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 - Camaro Blog: Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway which is the last race before the chase for the Sprint Cup.  Also you can win a Starla Guitar autographed by Dale Jr and meet him as well.  Check out and enter the contest here.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Vehicles crossing over: Consumer Reports Cars Blog: You do not have to drive a 13mpg SUV too and from the office everyday and justify it with "I have a boat." Americans are destroying the environment everyday, and all the while we keep talking about "green machines." However, awful cars like the Venza are being pumped out by the minute. Also, since when is it Ok for an Accord to have almost 300hp!

[Birchwood Honda West Blog] 72 winners of 2009 TOP SAFETY PICK awards; almost every category ...: Ford and its subsidiary Volvo have 16 winners, including the Ford F-150 large pickup. Thirteen winners are from Honda and its Acura division.

[Breaking News] Carmakers try to add value, safety, improved mileage to 2010 ...: Safety agency: Reversible auto windows unnecessaryWASHINGTON ”” The federal agency that oversees auto safety standards said Friday that it isn't necessary to require that power windows operate in reverse to prevent the injury or deaths of children who could be accidentally caught in them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote in a proposed rule that safety measures already in place, such as switches designed to make it difficult for children to mistakenly close windows, are effective enough to reduce risk of serious injury or death.

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