aloha from maui! seeking smart electric or diesel

[mauicasinera]

aloha, everyone! i'm writing from maui, where i think there are less than half a dozen smart cars! i have been driving a biodiesel new beetle for the past 10 years since they came on the market (and 60s bugs before that). i can't bear the thought of going back to a regular gasoline car. i love the biodiesel motto, "no war required"! so, if anyone has any leads on any electric or biodiesel smart cars that are available in the US to buy, I would be extremely grateful.
mahalo!
denise

[Dunerunner]

Welcome to the forum Denise! Aloha!!

At present, niether electrics nor diesels are available in the US. A diesel from Canada that meets US DOT import requirements could be tuned to run bio diesel.

[lebikerboy]

If you managed to get a diesel 450 from Canada or Mexico for that matter,
it will run on Bio-Diesel all the way up to B100 with no modifications whatsoever...

[mauicasinera]

thanks for the replies! how would you know whether the car meets dot requirements?

[BigWarpGuy]

A federal employee says 'DOTS good car you have there'?

[jefferios]

I don't know where to begin. Hopefully someone here can be helpful.

[chieftmc]

Originally Posted by jefferios

I don't know where to begin. Hopefully someone here can be helpful.

WHAT, you don't like BigWarpGuy's answer

[jwight]

Both DOT and NHTSA sites have info on importing cars; this thread covered it pretty well: Importing Smart from Europe?