LONDON — The Metropolitan Police here will soon begin testing an electric version of the Smart Fortwo as part of a larger field test of the Smart ED (electric drive). The battery-powered microcars will be deployed in central London and at Heathrow Airport.
The plug-in Smart ED is powered solely by electricity. It has a top speed of 60 mph and a range of up to 70 miles between charges. Smart says it can "achieve the equivalent of around 300 mpg." The vehicles are part of a 100-car fleet in the Smart ED market trial.
Of course, the London police aren't the first law-enforcement officials to get their hands on the Smart Fortwo. In the recent remake of the Pink Panther, actor Steve Martin as French Inspector Jacques Clouseau used a Fortwo to chase criminals.
In an unrelated event, visitors to the Smart Destination Brooklands event at Mercedes-Benz World in the U.K. participated in a "Smart-packing challenge." The event was designed to figure out how many people could be crammed into a Smart Fortwo. A group of so-called "Smart car-tortionists" (a.k.a. gymnasts) took on the challenge and managed to fit 13 people in the microcar.
Summary: Ah, the Fortwo in its various iterations — both silly and smart. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
The plug-in Smart ED is powered solely by electricity. It has a top speed of 60 mph and a range of up to 70 miles between charges. Smart says it can "achieve the equivalent of around 300 mpg." The vehicles are part of a 100-car fleet in the Smart ED market trial.
Of course, the London police aren't the first law-enforcement officials to get their hands on the Smart Fortwo. In the recent remake of the Pink Panther, actor Steve Martin as French Inspector Jacques Clouseau used a Fortwo to chase criminals.
In an unrelated event, visitors to the Smart Destination Brooklands event at Mercedes-Benz World in the U.K. participated in a "Smart-packing challenge." The event was designed to figure out how many people could be crammed into a Smart Fortwo. A group of so-called "Smart car-tortionists" (a.k.a. gymnasts) took on the challenge and managed to fit 13 people in the microcar.
Summary: Ah, the Fortwo in its various iterations — both silly and smart. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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