I've been thinking that what I need would be a two seater with a fairly large storage space as I usually go downtown with servers and stuff. My Golf works ok with the seats down, but if the whole vehicle were designed for hauling small and medium loads a "Smart Car" design would be perfect. Now think of a diesel/electric hybrid...
-Weaver AltEnergyNetwork wrote: >Haken, > >I've seen the 2 seater up really close, took a look inside, watched it being >parked >in a miniscule spot, been behind one and in front of one in traffic, haven't >driven one yet. >They are really cool little cars. I think it is going to fill an important >niche market for >couriers, deliveries, fleets and businesses that like the fact that it sips >thimbles of gasoline. >Still, in order to wean Americans off of their obsession with suvs, it might >be a good idea if the company made a "heftier" 4 seater utility that would >appeal to the suv crowd and still sip at the pump. Image is everything and if >the average joe >thinks that they can get one of these green machines and still be able to lug >around >the stuff that they do AND save at the pump, great. It's the old " having cake >and eating it too" >syndrome but people respond to it, > >regards >tallex > > > > > > > >> >Smart Car Coming to US in 2008 Launch by DaimlerChrysler >> > > > >> > > >< http://www.alternate-energy.net/N/news.php?detail=n1151818384.news > >> > > > >> >> > > > >> -------Original Message------- >> From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] was..smart car coming to US in 2008 >> Sent: 02 Jul '06 08:22 >> >> >> Tallex, >> >> The market for 250 pound people is very much smaller in Europe than in US and >> I think that it is not a primary target for SMART cars. Do not only >> look at one, try >> it and you will be surprised on how spacious it is for 2 people and >> how well it >> transport/park for urban dwellers. I do however agree on the problems in US, >> it is little space for the oversized chip and snack packs, that seems >> to be the >> essentials for US commuters. >> >> I am not a small person 186 centimeter and 96 kilo (which is too much), but I >> fit well in a Smart. I did however not consider the image problem. >> >> Hakan >> >> At 09:15 02/07/2006, you wrote: >> >> >That's great Haken, so if they already have a four seater, >> > it is not to much of a stretch to do a minivan version as well and still >> > be considered a smart car? >> >Also, I've seen the two seater and while really cool, there is no way >> >you are going to fit 2 - 250 pound people side by side, they would look like >> >circus clowns stuffed into the seats. >> >People want utility in their vehicles and still be as efficient as possible. >> > >> >tallex >> > >> > >> > >> >Smart Car Coming to US in 2008 Launch by DaimlerChrysler >> > > > >> > > >< http://www.alternate-energy.net/N/news.php?detail=n1151818384.news > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -------Original Message------- >> > > From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] smart car coming to US in 2008 >> > > Sent: 02 Jul '06 06:56 >> > > >> > > >> > > They do have a 4 seater model already, it is selling in Europe for >> > > quite a while. >> > > >> > > Hakan >> > > >> > > >> > > At 08:06 02/07/2006, you wrote: >> > > >> > > >Great idea but I think that they better make a four seater for the >> > > >US market. Smart cars have been out for about a year in Canada and >> > > >while really cool, I have a hard time >> > > >imagining 2 average Americans in one ;) LOL, >> > > > >> > > >regards >> > > >tallex >> > > > >> > > >Smart Car Coming to US in 2008 Launch by DaimlerChrysler >> > > > >> > > >< http://www.alternate-energy.net/N/news.php?detail=n1151818384.news > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >Get your daily alternative energy news >> > > > >> > > >Alternate Energy Resource Network >> > > > 1000+ news sources-resources >> > > > updated daily >> > > > >> > > >http://www.alternate-energy.net >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >Next Generation Grid >> > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >Tomorrow-energy >> > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >Alternative Energy Politics >> > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alternative_Energy_Politics/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >_______________________________________________ >> > > >Biofuel mailing list >> > > >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> > > >> > > >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> > > > >> > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> > > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> > > > >> > > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives >> > (50,000 messages): >> > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Biofuel mailing list >> > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> > > >> > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> > > >> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> > > >> > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives >> > (50,000 messages): >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> > > >> > > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Biofuel mailing list >> >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> > >> >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> > >> >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> >messages): >> >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
