OH so smart.DaimlerChrysler's new SMART ev, an electrically powered version of the fortwo model, will be offered to UK corporate customers on a lease basis as part of a trial marketing program starting this November November: see month. . The normal three-cylinder powertrain (gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by or diesel) is replaced by a 30-kW motor and batteries supplied by UK firm Zytek Zytek Group Ltd is a British automotive engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. Initially designing engine management systems for production and racing applications, the company has expanded into the development of racing engines, hybrid electric engine Group (www.zytekgroup.co.uk), which also converts the cars to electric power. In-town performance (0-30 mph in 6.5 seconds) is said to be better than for the gasoline version, and a range of 72 miles is claimed. If successful, the next generation fortwo will offer an electric version for the public, though it is unclear whether that variant variant /var·i·ant/ (var´e-ant) 1. something that differs in some characteristic from the class to which it belongs. 2. exhibiting such variation. var·i·ant adj. will be offered when SMART launches in the US. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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