Did you know the pursuit for the ideal electric plug in car may be over, and it just could be the all new Smart ED Fortwo electric drive edition, which is a zero emission town and city car, which is touted to be in the United States in 2010? The ED Smart Fortwo electric drive has all the features that made the Smart Fortwo the most sought after car of 2008, and with reported sales for 2009, it appears the Smart and smart USA, is headed for another record sales year. Oh yes, the Smart Fortwo ED edition is minus one thing, a gas combustion engine and at long last the United States may have a zero carbon emissions car.

The Smart electric drive will be powered by a high-performance, lithium-ion battery pack along with chargers made by Tesla, a pioneer in the EV industry for environmentally friendly batteries. Tesla made the announcement at this year's Detroit Auto show.

According to D. Schembri, President, smart USA smart USA will have 300 full electric vehicles available in late 2010 and will go into full series production in 2011. He also adds “haven't figured out exactly how to do the distribution, but they will be for general consumer use.”

There’s rumor of some kind of waiting list? Let’s hope the do a little better with this list and allocating of these electric vehicles than with the 30,000 units they sold in 2008.

Due to many issues, one being the lack of communications, sales have dropped off dramatically for 2009. As well smart USA was offering a $99/month financing as part of the "cash for clunkers" deal. Causing negative reactions from some after discovering that the $99 a month loan plan had a little sting…at the end of the three years the buyer had a balloon payment of $6,667! Estimates for 2009 are an annual rate of just over 13,000 cars sold.

The Smart Fortwo's battery will be stowed in the Smarts underbody, allowing the Smart's interior area to stay the same. The Smart electric drive version takes four hours to charge to 80%, and eight hours to charge to full capacity.

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When drained, it can be charged at any 230 volt power socket and you can charge the batteries up to 1000 times. Rumor has it, the Tesla battery can last up to ten years. When fully charged, the Smart can travel a distance of approximately 80 miles and has a top speed of 70 mph.

The electric drive Smart Fortwo is said to be the most cost-effective and climate-friendly option for metropolitan driving.

Daimler started a pilot program to test electric Smart cars in London in 2007 and the trial has facilitated Smart's manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, in developing the car, evaluating its effectiveness and dependability.

Below is a very special  Smart Fortwo Brabus powered by state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries.

Nevertheless Tesla has had problems getting its own electric Model S on the highway, but perhaps they can help others get their electric vehicles on our roads.

Tesla has continually postponed manufacturing its Model S sedan; however Tesla has delivered around 150 Roadsters.

Their Roadster is not yet profitable and Tesla's power train venture is the only division of the company that is cash positive.

Tesla will manufacture the battery packs in California, which is good news for California. The final details of the smart, GmbH battery pack by Tesla are still under development.