Category: smart

Mercedes and China’s Geely team up to take electric Smart cars global

Post author By Randall
Post date January 8, 2020
Categories In business, Cars, ev, geely, green, mercedes, partnership, smart, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, vehicle

[ad_1] The venture, called “smart Automobile Co., Ltd.” will see Mercedes and Geely contribute a total of 5.4 billion Chinese Yuan (roughly $780 million) to the initiative, which aims to expand Smart’s EV-only portfolio with a new range of global products, slated for launch in 2022. Given Mercedes’ brand and heritage, it’s unlikely that its […]

Smart is the first car brand to switch to an all-EV lineup

Post author By Randall
Post date September 6, 2019
Categories In car, Cars, Daimler, electric car, electric vehicle, eq forfour, eq fortwo, ev, forfour, fortwo, frankfurt motor show, gear, green, smart, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The cars themselves are still easily recognizable on the outside, although there’s no doubt that they’re designed for electric powerplants with fronts that are designed to cool electric motors. You’ll notice more changes underneath. Neither the Fortwo nor the Forfour is a beast with a 41kW continuous output motor, an 81MPH top speed and […]

KitchenAid’s $3,199 SmartOven+ connects to Google Home and Alexa

Post author By Randall
Post date June 24, 2019
Categories In alexa, app, attachments, baking, connected, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google Home, grill, Home, kitchenaid, price, smart, smart home, smart kitchen, smart oven, smartoven+, steaming, Tech, whirlpool

[ad_1] As we learned this winter, the SmartOven+ has a 4.5-inch LCD display and an app that lets you control the oven and its attachments. You’ll be able to adjust the steamer via the oven’s display, and you can enable alerts to let you know when your baked goods are perfectly crisped. In the US, […]

Smart cars are disappearing from North America

Post author By Randall
Post date April 29, 2019
Categories In business, Daimler, electric cars, Electric Vehicles, fortwo, gear, smart, smart car, smart fortwo, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] Production of the Fortwo in North America is expected to come to an end in June, but the Smart brand will continue on elsewhere. Daimler has an agreement in place to start selling its all-electric vehicles in China and will build a new factory in the country to produce the cars. Sales in the […]