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The only Smart I would be embarassed to ride in

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Lindt Goldbunny Originally uploaded by FrogMiller The Lindt Goldbunny Smart. As FrogMiller states: This modified smartcar was parked in San Bernardino, California. I couldn’t resist, and just had to take a photograph of it! Of course! Why laugh today at something you can laugh at for a lifetime. I’m not sure why this hasn’t […]

NASA gets all futury and stuff – Electric Smart

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

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The future is here Originally uploaded by toastforbrekkie This photo shared by toastforbrekkie, shows one of NASA’s special “Electric cars only” parking spots. You can see a little electric Smart Car from Hybrid Technologies, Inc. parked there. Good thing there are 2 outlets because you could really park 2 Smarts in there. We look forward […]

The greenest car on the streets

Friday, June 1, 2007

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Grass Car Originally uploaded by anab Jain I love the SMART, but I’m not sure I want one that I have to mow. You know what though? I bet you could do a cool, fuzzy Domo-Kun custom! Thanks for sharing Anab Jain!

The Smart Cars are here! Tour begins in California

Thursday, May 31, 2007

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Warren over at Mototek (Austin) forwarded THIS image from a California hotel room window in Burbank. From what I gather it’s the beginning of the SMART car exposure campaign in the USA. If you live in Burbank, keep an eye out for these guys and say “Hi” to Arch (who shot this photo) if you […]

Smart’s evolution – How the Smart Car has changed in the last 5 years

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

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Our amigo bom, Pedro Pinheiro, from the Matsu blog based in Portugal knows that we love the Smart (consider by The Scooter Scoop to be an honorary scooter). Pete has gone through the trouble of photographing the differences to share with the scoop readers… so without further ado, here’s a side by side comparison of […]

12,600 people place $99 order for Smart fortwo in U.S.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

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(As you can see, Smart had to make some changes for the car to be acceptable to American buyers. jk) United Auto Group Inc., the auto retailer charged with distributing the Smart fortwo when it arrives on U.S. shores in 2008, is reporting that 12,600 people have plunked down $99 to become a Smart “Insider” […]