Smart Electric Priced for Main Street
November 30, 2012 in Daimler, Electric Vehicles, EV News, Smart Electric

Smart Electric Priced for Main Street
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The new smart electric vehicle is soon to hit the US market with an expected price tag of $25,000, which places it well within mainstream budgets, especially after considering federal and state tax credits.
The average driver at today’s gas prices can potentially save thousands over the years. For example in California, off-peak EV charging with Pacific Gas and Electric can save around $1,000 a year in fuel costs verses the standard 27mpg car. So, the Smart Electric is truly a compelling buy, considering tax credits and fuel savings. Is this EV the catalyst to set the EV market ablaze?
I think it all depends on how Smart markets it. This EV has an economic, environmental, and domestic electric energy story. I hope the rest of the auto industry can match the Smart price point in the near future. America needs millions of these EVs to make a meaningful drop in imported oil supplies. We have been moving in the right direction, slowly. Hopefully, the people at Smart inspire the auto industry with a great marketing campaign. This EV has that potential as a game changer.
In the future, I would like to see a wireless charging trial with a Smart Electric rental service. In my opinion, San Francisco would be an ideal market for such a trial. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is eager to adopt electric vehicles, and San Franciscans themselves are tech-savvy early adopters. A wireless trial of the Smart Electric would surely kindle EV sales and further stimulate the technology of the industry.
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