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The new Smart ForTwo Electric Vehicle will offer customer-friendly price at the at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show this month. The Smart ForTwo is more powerful with a 35 kW (47 HP) constant output and a 55 kW (74 HP) peak output, while it accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h (0-37 mph) in 5.0 seconds and can reach a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).

The Smart ForTwo city-car performance at the Tesla-sourced lithium-ion battery pack with a constant output of 20 kW (27 HP) and could peak at 30 kW (40 HP), accelerate from zero to 60 km/h (0-37 mph) in 6.5 seconds and top out at 100 km/h (62 mph).


So easy to recharger the battery of the Smart ForTwo, you can charged at a regular household outlet or a charging station in eight hours, and in less than one hour with the optional rapid charge function that features a 22 kW on-board charger.

Smart ForTwo planing to sell in more than 30 markets from next spring.

Toyota Prius PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) will make its debut at Frankfurt Motor Show on the 15th of September. Recently, Toyota also added the RAV4 into hybrid vehicle list. Prius 2012MY adds compact lithium-ion battery with plug-in capability increases both the efficiency as well as the car's all-electric driving range to around 13 miles or 21 km at speeds of up to 62mph (100km/h). It is unique, because Toyota Prius PHEV's battery can depleted the PHEV reverts to its hybrid mode and operates as a regular Prius.

By European homologation cycle, the Toyota Prius PHEV returns up to 128.4mpg UK (equal to 106.9mpg US and 2.2lt/100km) with corresponding CO2 emissions of 49 g/km, almost half the standard model. In Europe, the new Prius Plug-in will join an expanded Toyota hybrid range consisting of the Prius, the British-built Auris hybrid, the new, seven-seat Prius+ and the soon-to-be-released Yaris hybrid.

Recarger is most fast, the 2012 Toyota Prius PHEV can be fully charged in approximately three hours from a standard 110-volt electrical outlet, and in 90 minutes with a 220-volt connection.

Toyota RAV4 will be working by Tesla's help, the Electric Vehicle will build at Toyota’s plant in Woodstock, Ontario. “The Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that building the vehicle at the Woodstock plant on the same line as the gasoline-powered RAV4, will streamline and simplify the production process and guarantee the highest level of quality control,” said Ray Tanguay.



Tesla supply full electric powertrain to Toyota RAV4, includes the battery, motor, gearbox and all associated electronics. The lithium-ion battery pack powered RAV4 EV is capable of traveling close to 100 miles on a single charge.




Toyota said that the RAV4 EV will be sold through its U.S. dealerships with information on the precise launch date and pricing to be announced at "a later time".

Renault will present EV family, Kangoo Maxi Z.E at the Geneva Show and will go on sale in autumn 2011. Available in two or five-seat configurations, the five-seat version comes with a 60/40-split folding rear bench, which disappears into the floor to release a completely flat deck and free up almost 3.4 cubic meters (120 cubic feet) of carrying space.