 The instantly identifiable Smart fortwo is celebrating its 10th year on our roads. The history of the car begins in 1989 when the two partners Swatch and Mercedes-Benz established the Micro Compact Car AG, headquartered in Biel, Switzerland. On July 2, 1998, a new concept vehicle rolled off the assembly line. It was called the smart MCC, now called the the smart fortwo.
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London has become a test track for drivers of alternative energy vehicles. London had established a congestion fee for each combustion engine car that travels in London between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.. Suddenly Londoners have begun making an effort to drive models that discharge less CO2, thus freeing drivers from the fee that ranges roughly $14.00.
Of course, Alaska is not Beverly Hills. There are fewer convertibles in Alaska than any other state, and even fewer Smart ForTwos! European’s first arrived in Alaska around 1741. Now, the very first European Smart cars are doing the same. The car with the smiling face is making its mark on the "Last Frontier State" and the car is of course the Smart Fortwo.
The SCOA Northern California Chapter and Smart Car of America hosted their first annual Smart Fortwo event and it was a great day for participants as well as the many spectators. Picturesque San Francisco, California was the setting for the first "Smart Car Rally and Lombard Street Photo Shoot." Smart car admirers from across the US gathered in San Francisco to have an opportunity to be a part of this historical automotive event.
Confucius says Smart's launch into China was quicker than you can say manufacturing plant! It took almost a decade to get the Smart car imported to the U.S. but it may have only taken a Beijing minute, of "Chinese Business Practices" to get the ball or should we say Smart car rolling into China.
