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Smart, the car manufacturer that either invented the modern urban car or simply updated the BMW Isetta bubble car to work in today?s world, has announced what seems like a highly logical, inevitable, and, dare I say, “smart” step: All smart models will now come with a full EV drivetrain as an option.
Smart cars are, in many ways, brilliant. They?re small, efficient, safer than you?d expect and, in short, pretty close to perfect for driving in small, claustrophobic city environments.
A smart fortwo doesn?t really seem like an ideal ride for a road trip from Detroit to New Mexico, but going across Paris (or Denver) in the middle of traffic is a much more workable plan.
Mobile Powertrains Smart says the new drivetrain options are an “ideal combination for urban mobility” and it?s hard to disagree. The smart fortwo electric drive is now available on the new-generation platform in both coupe and cabrio models and, for the first time, in the smart forfour. The forfour is the ?big sedan? four-seater that is, sadly, not available in the United States. At this point, smart will be the only car manufacturer in the world to offer both combustion engines and pure battery-electric drive across its entire model range.

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“The smart is the ideal city car, and with electric drive it becomes a little bit more perfect,” said Annette Winkler, Head of smart. “This is why we...