Smart
to develop a number of hybrid vehicles
Tuesday,
July 10, 2007
Mild
hybrid, gas hybrid or diesel hybrid, it's your choice?
At Live Earth Smart showed off a number of new ForTwo
vehicles, including a number of hybrid
cars according to Edmunds.
By next year, the ForTwo mild hybrid could be available in
the States. According to Smart the mild hybrid could
achieve around 66 mpg and a top speed of 90 mph.
In addition, Smart also showed off two diesel hybrids -
full hybrids. One diesel hybrid, a concept vehicle,
achieves a whopping 97 mpg and a top speed of 84 mph,
while the almost ready ForTwo CDI diesel hybrid achieves
86 mpg and a similar top speed. While the mild hybrid
ForTwo can go 0 - 60 in just over 13 seconds, the diesel
hybrid concept takes almost 16 seconds and the CDI takes
almost 20 seconds.
Still, for light use commuting vehicles, this kind of fuel
economy is simply fantastic despite the lack of quickness.
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Pictures of the hybrid at smartcarfan.blogspot.com