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Mittwoch, 27.April 2011car2go announced today that Vancouver, British Columbia, is the first Canadian city selected to launch its innovative mobility service. A newly created company, car2go Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will also be located in Vancouver.
Nicholas Cole, President and CEO of car2go Canada Ltd., and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson made the official [...]
Amsterdam & car2go go electric: 300 electric car2go smart cars on the streets of Amsterdam
Montag, 11.April 2011car2go today announced to bring its innovative mobility program to Amsterdam before end of 2011 and decided to run one of the world’s first large scale carsharing fleets of pure electric vehicles there with 300 smart fortwo cars.
“The future of mobility has arrived. The smart fortwo electric drive has already been delivered to our customers [...]
Mercedes-Benz and smart bring e-power to the SWR3 broadcasting region
Donnerstag, 31.März 2011From 31 March to 2 April the 60 winners of a draw held by radio station SWR3 will have an opportunity to drive various electric cars during a three day tour of the broadcasting region and to form their own impression of the performance, everyday practicality and driving feel of the locally emission-free vehicles.
Daimler is [...]
New smart Collection: The very latest in sporty, urbane chic
Dienstag, 29.März 2011Just as spring is in the air, cult car brand smart presents trendy fashion for the warmer time of the year. The new smart Collection 2011/2012 is intended for people who love unconventional style and are fully in tune with the zeitgeist.
An attractive look and high-quality materials are the defining features of the innovative [...]
Surprisingly different: Mirror, mirror, on the road…
Dienstag, 15.März 2011Always surprisingly different: smart presents an electric two-seater in a glitzy ‘disco-ball’ look in Berlin. This smart fortwo electric drive is completely covered in reflective glass tiles from the roof to the hub caps and the windows also feature a mirror finish.
The one-off model was conceived by the experimental artist formation ‘Apparatjik’ to be [...]
Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive meets car2go in Austin/Texas
Mittwoch, 2.März 2011On March 1st, the vehicles embarked on their fifth leg of the USA-tour from Houston to San Antonio. Along the way, the participants stopped for a visit at car2go in Austin and gained insight into the innovative mobility program.
Mercedes-Benz thereby emphasizes, that both, alternative drives like the fuel cell technology as well as intelligent [...]
smart launches a new international 360° brand campaign: smart fortwo – a big idea for…
Montag, 28.Februar 2011With the claim “A big idea for…” smart is launching a new international brand campaign which focuses on the uniqueness of the vehicle’s concept in an unusual way. Five different stories are the common denominator for all communication activities.
Each story demonstrates a feature of the smart fortwo, accompanied by humorous illustrations. They tell how [...]
smart at the Geneva Motor Show 2011: proving that electric mobility can be fun: smart forspeed: zero emissions, great fun to drive and a cool design
Dienstag, 22.Februar 2011smart is presenting an unconventional study at the Geneva Motor Show: the forspeed combines contemporary urban mobility with the fun factor typical of smart.
The two-seater has no roof or side windows and it features a low wind deflector instead of a windscreen in the style of a classic propeller aircraft. The result is an [...]
Mercedes-Benz USA Intends to Transition the Distribution of smart from Penske Automotive Group
Dienstag, 15.Februar 2011Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Penske Automotive Group yesterday announced they have started discussions to transition the distribution rights, management, sales and marketing activities of smart USA from to Mercedes-Benz USA. The transition is expected to occur by the end of the second quarter of 2011.
The proposed change marks a further step in implementing the future [...]
smart pulse to get a stronger profile from April 2011: Sharper contours
Mittwoch, 26.Januar 2011The smart pulse is celebrating spring with a sharper profile, making this dynamic variant of the smart model series even sportier. The front and rear aprons and the side skirts of the bodypanel plus sports package, which is included in the standard spec, have a new design with sharper contours. The sharper smart pulse will [...]
Whole Foods Market Austin Flagship Store and car2go Partner to Offer Convenient Mobility to Shoppers
Freitag, 21.Januar 2011car2go N.A. LLC and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) Lamar in Austin, Texas, announced that four car2go dedicated parking spots are now available at the natural and organic food retailer’s flagship store at 525 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78703.
Whole Foods Market shoppers and Team Members who are car2go members will now have the [...]
At dealers from February 2011 – New special edition: smart fortwo nightorange
Mittwoch, 19.Januar 2011smart is ringing in the spring with a fresh colour: the new limited special edition smart fortwo nightorange combines bright orange with elegant black.
The striking two-seater can be ordered now and will roll to dealers from 22 February 2011. Customers can choose between three variants: two petrol versions and a diesel version and a [...]
Show car for the Detroit Auto Show 2011: smart personal sounds: Hearing is believing
Dienstag, 11.Januar 2011This smart fortwo has a truly unique voice. Showcasing its smart personal sounds concept car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, smart is demonstrating how fortwo drivers can use sounds to personalise their vehicles even further.
For example, when drivers apply the handbrake or operate the windscreen wipers, they will hear a [...]
New smart Crossblade? Design drawings leaked
Donnerstag, 6.Januar 2011In 2000, Smart introduced the Crossblade with no doors, no roof and no windscreen. The smart fortwo Cabrio based “Crossblade” went into a limited series production of 2.000 cars.
Now, some design drawings leaked which show us a possible Crossblade successor. The model in these pictures, get conventional doors. The original Crossblade, came with steel [...]
“Ideas in motion” – smart fans write their own eBook: The first iPad app from smart
Dienstag, 4.Januar 2011The first iPad app from smart can now be downloaded from the iTunes store. smart is presenting an interactive history of great visions and visionaries entitled “Ideas in motion”.
And the name also says it all about the app itself: it is always in motion. iPad owners can add their own contributions and continue writing [...]
2010 Year in Review: July to September
Donnerstag, 30.Dezember 2010Part three of our year review with the hightlights of the months July to September.
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
With a design perfected through an immaculate sense of style, highly exclusive appointments and cutting-edge technology, the extensively updated Mercedes-Benz CL-Class underscores its claim to supremacy as the summit of automotive refinement.
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