Welcome to Smart Cars

Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

If you live in the U.S., the odds of seeing a smart car, the tiny egg-shaped car built by Mercedes-Benz in France, in your neighborhood, are increasing day by day. According to sales figures released by Mercedes-Benz USA, sales to the end of May, 2008 were over 8,800 vehicles, with almost 2,600 of those sales coming in May alone.

According to a press release from Daimler AG, Mercedes parent company, dated June 3, 2008:

\"The vehicle is attracting an overwhelming number of buyers who want a solution to high gas prices, to reduce their environmental footprint and urban mobility on congested city streets in a package that\'s fun to drive. The fortwo offers a powerful combination of outstanding fuel efficiency, innovative safety, environmental friendliness and low cost of ownership. There are currently 69 smart centers open in 31 states.\"

Microhome: ‘Smart Car’ living in 220 square feet

A husband-and-wife design team who built a micro house the size of a master bedroom said they didn’t have a magic number of square feet in mind when they started.

Volkswagen reveals first results of 'crowdsourced' car design project

Nearly one year after launching its 'people's car project', an attempt to crowdsource a new vehicle design in China, German automaker Volkswagen has revealed some of the outlandish ideas generated by the scheme.

"Smart Access" Cloud Telematics Service for In-Car Use to be Launched in U.S. and Japan Starting from June

CYPRESS, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion Co., Ltd. (Tatsuhiko IZUMI, President; hereinafter "Clarion") has created the "Smart Access" Cloud Telematics Service for the purpose ...

“Electric Library” Embossed iPad 2 and new iPad Smart Cover Review

A while back, I told you about some beautiful embossed smart covers for iPad from an Etsy store called Handiwork by punkassjim. Inspired by the cover of an old electrical handbook, Jim Thorpe set about creating a cover for his iPad that incorporated the cover design of the handbook. Luckily for us, he realized his [...]

Leo Xavier

How would you like to own a personal mobility transporter from Volkswagen that hovers a few feet above the ground? Sounds really exciting, right? Say hello to the new Hover Car design, one of three top concepts from the company’s crowd-sourced “People’s Car Project” (PCP).