7th October 2008 2:00 pm smart

smart is to present its latest generation smart fortwo vehicle for the first time at the Paris Motor Show, which is now underway.

The latest smart fortwo has an electric drive and produces no local emissions, which is one of the vehicle’s key advantages.

At the show, the vehicle will be demonstrated as part of the project “e-mobility Berlin”, which will be presented by Daimler AG together with the energy provider RWE.

The project between the pair underlines the role of smart in developing environmentally-friendly vehicles for the future and builds on the other smart vehicles on the market, already boasting low fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Among the vehicles already in the smart range is the CO2 world champion, the smart fortwo cdi, with CO2 emissions of just 88 g/km – the lowest figure of any production car worldwide.

Dr Dieter Zetsche, president and chief executive of Daimler AG, said: “The future will see an ever-increasing proportion of traffic on the roads in urban centres around the world.

“Zero-emission electric cars could shape the image of environmentally aware cities because zero local emission motoring is no longer science fiction – and also when seen as a whole, emissions will be further reduced as the proportion of “green” electricity increases.”