Gość: Marek
IP: 172.18.118.*
10.04.02, 14:43
Atlanta zakupila 2500 Smartow. Beda w 100% elektryczne. Zamiast jechac
autobusem bedzie sie bralo Smart'a i jechalo gdzie potrzeba. Ciekawe jaka
bedzie cena wynajmu tej przyjemnosci? Niestety wyglada na to ze nie da sie
wziasc takiego samochodu z marszu" - trzeba bedzie go sobie wczesniej
zarezerwowac...
biz.yahoo.com/bw/011221/212051_1.html
oraz:
ATLANTA GETTING SMART-A
The microcompact Smart car from DaimlerChrysler is coming to the U.S. — not as
a Mercedes-Benz model, but later this year as a commuter vehicle for Atlanta’s
MARTA metro transportation system. Some 2,500 Smarts will be assembled without
conventional engines in the Hambach, France, plant and shipped to a finishing
plant in Hinesville, Ga., for electrification. MARTA stops will be equipped
with charging stations in a replica of a program used by the 40 stations of the
Swiss railroads.
The Smart is five feet shorter and a foot narrower than the VW Beetle. After a
rocky launch period the Smart has caught on in Europe as a neat coupe to
navigate and park on the continent’s narrow streets. Priced from $7,500, nearly
200,000 Smarts were sold last year by Mercedes dealers throughout Europe; a
four-door body style will be built for the ’04 model year in the DC-Mitsubishi
plant in Born, Netherlands. The Smart’s appearance in Atlanta could fan the
microcompact segment flame on the heels of the current debut of BMW’s Mini
Cooper car in the U.S. Nissan unveiled its March mini in Japan last month and
its U.S. dealers have been advised a federalized version could be available as
soon as 2003. The Iraq oil cutoff announced April 8 adds to interest in
offering high-economy cars. — Mac Gordon
