Boy did I have it wrong! Smart car smarter than I thought.
Patrick Lalande on WordPress
I just got done musing that 5.9 litres per 100 kilometres was somewhere close to the smart car’s specs… I want you to know its not even close. If I’m reading a press release I have in front of me correctly, and [...]
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New battery technology is holy grail of many car companies
Patrick Lalande on WordPress
Stuttgart, Mar 04, 2008
A news release from Daimler AG, the same company that brings you Mecedes and Chryslers and our little friend, the smart car, will be displaying some new technology at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Among the technologies that they will be displaying [...]
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Smart car – Smart Safety: Fortwo rocks!
“Smart things come in small packages”
or
“Safe things come in smart packages”.
Patrick Lalande on WordPress
It use to be said, “Good things come in small packages”. Now, perhaps that phrase should be something like the above sub-titles.
I have been asked how safe I thought the Smart Car would be in an accident. Although I have had small [...]
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