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World premiere in Geneva: smart BRABUS electric drive and smart BRABUS ebike.

Stuttgart, 01.03.2012 – For 10 years already smart BRABUS has stood for dynamism and sportiness. Since 2002 the company founded by smart and the tuning specialist BRABUS from Bottrop have brought top versions of the popular car brand to the market. At the Geneva Motor Show the BRABUS versions of the smart fortwo electric drive and the smart ebike will show what these look like in the era of electric mobility. The dynamic character of both models is not only expressed in their appearance, but also in enhanced performance.

smart for-us: world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show

Stuttgart. smart is turning the automotive world upside down once again and challenging ideas about what an urban pickup should look like. In a tongue-in-cheek manner the for-us signals that this is the right car for the young and young-at-heart with active lives who attach importance to low emissions and taking up minimum road space. The smart for-us translates the practical loading concept of a pickup to the reality of 21st century urban traffic for the first time.

Zero-emission driving pleasure for everyone: the new smart fortwo electric drive will soon be available worldwide.

Stuttgart – Zero-emission motoring with even more driving fun – the third generation smart fortwo electric drive will be available from the spring of 2012. In total a five-figure number of vehicles will roll off the production line in Hambach, France. Following the huge success of the second generation, electric mobility will then become accessible to anyone interested in more than 30 markets worldwide. In the development of the new generation smart benefited from extensive experience and customer feedback gathered worldwide over the past years. Driven by a battery supplied by Deutsche Accumotive for the first time the 55 kW electric motor passes the 120 km/h mark. From 0 to 100 km/h in less than 13 seconds - even driving on urban motorways becomes enjoyable. The 17.6 kWh battery enables the lively city car to travel around 140 kilometres in city traffic without producing any local emissions.

smart ebike to go on sale in 2012

Stuttgart. The smart ebike is going into series production. With this step smart as a pioneer of local emission-free electric mobility is expanding its e-product portfolio. A near-series version of the smart ebike will be on display at the "Eurobike" show in Friedrichshafen (31 August - 3 September 2011) and at the Frankfurt Motor Show (13 - 25 September 2011). The smart ebike is being developed and built in cooperation with the renowned e-bike manufacturer GRACE, based near Berlin. The ebike will be launched in the first half of 2012 and will initially be marketed by dealers in Europe and North America.

smart at the Geneva Motor Show 2011.

Stuttgart, 22.02.2011 – smart 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 with electric drive 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 incomparable fresh air driving experience.

smart iPhone® Drive App wins “Mobile Excellence Awards”

10.12.2010 - Los Angeles. Prominent awards for the smart drive app for the iPhone®: at the annual “mobile excellence awards“, the smart app for the iPhone® achieved first place in two categories (Best User Interface for Mobile) and “Mobile Music“. The awards were accepted by Johann Jungwirth, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. at a gala dinner at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, USA.

smart ebike – Versatile high-tech bike with 4-level electric boost

Stuttgart, 29.09.2010 – With the new ebike, smart is presenting its second idea for locally emission-free electric mobility on two wheels. The trend-setting electric bicycle study, which will be premiered at the Paris Motor Show 2010 together with the highly regarded smart escooter is suited for both effortless city biking and sporty use. >> more

smart escooter – Electric smart on two wheels

Stuttgart, 22.09.2010 – With the purely electrically driven escooter, smart is presenting a further solution for intelligent urban mobility. The innovative two-wheel study translates consistently the characteristic advantages of the pioneering smart fortwo electric drive e-car into a two-wheeler: compact dimensions, agility, high safety standards and the driving fun typical of the smart brand, not least backed by an efficient and locally emission-free drivetrain.

Art from engine sounds.

Like the human heartbeat, every engine has a character of its very own. 31-year-old communication designer and artist Nils Völker wants to carry us one step closer to this unique sound with a project dubbed "Art from Engine Sounds".

Open innovation: "Style your smart" design contest.

Stuttgart, 05.03.2010 – smart's worldwide design contest "Style your smart" implemented the "open innovation" approach in the car industry - with resounding success.

smart and laFraise.

Stuttgart, 23.02.2010 – How can "Urban mobility of the future" be graphically represented? We put this question to creative minds on the design platform laFraise.com. Around 40 visionary graphic designs provided an answer. See the winning motif here.

smart drive kit for the iPhone – More safety and lifestyle.

Sindelfingen, 19 February 2010 – smart is the first car brand to develop its own drive app for the iPhone. Together with the vehicle-specific smart cradle for the iPhone the popular phone becomes a multimedia trip computer that is optimised for the smart fortwo in terms of function and design.

The world of smart - open your mind over 200 pages.

Stuttgart, 11.12.2009 – The smart brand has been known for fresh ideas right from the start. Smart has now created a magazine entitled "oym" from the brand's slogan "open your mind". This continues its reputation as an urban lifestyle trendsetter. Over a good 200 pages the brand values of functionality, innovation and joy of life are interpreted in new, unusual and creative ways by people and projects from around the world.

The ground-breaking publication "Visionaire" and smart celebrate the era of electricity

Stuttgart, 08.09.2009 – Avant-garde meets avant-garde. The New York-based limited-edition fashion and art publication Visionaire draws inspiration for its 57th issue from the unique two-seater smart fortwo.

smart Urban Stage in São Paulo

Stuttgart / São Paulo - Following the Brazilian launch of the two-seater car in April of this year, smart provides local artists with an unconventional platform: the smart Urban Stage will take place in São Paulo from 27 August to 10 September 2009.

colette and smart Urban Stage.

The Paris design store colette and smart have lots in common. Find out more here!

smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive.

Exclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly – In Geneva a near-series smart-BRABUS show car featuring electric drive and a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery will celebrate its world premiere. Here, ecology and a feast for the senses go hand in hand.

The one millionth smart fortwo drives for a good cause.

Milan/Paris/Hambach, 05.12.2008 – The one millionth smart fortwo is embarking on a special journey: it is accompanying the three-day cycle race from Milan to Paris organised by the French myopathy association (AFM).

Daimler launches “e-mobility Italy” in cooperation with Enel.

Daimler AG is launching its next electric mobility project in cooperation with Enel, Italy’s largest energy supplier. In 2010, the “e-mobility Italy” initiative will see more than 100 electric cars of the smart and Mercedes-Benz brands roll onto the streets of Rome, Milan and Pisa.

The smart fortwo comes to Brazil in April 2009.

Starting in April 2009, the smart fortwo will be available in Brazil. This was announced by the company at the São Paulo Auto Show, where the two-seater celebrated its public debut.

smart success story.

On time for smart's 10th birthday the one millionth smart fortwo rolled off the production line at the plant in Hambach, France.

smart Delivers 100,000th Unit All-new fortwo.

Approximately one year after the launch the 100,000th smart fortwo rolled out of a smart center.

smart now an Official Global Partner of Live Earth.

DaimlerChrysler is with smart the world’s only automaker serving as an official partner of the Live Earth concerts. Find out more.

The number one.

The smart fortwo sets standards – especially with its unparalleled low CO2 emissions. Find out more.