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Archive Home > 2011 > September > 02 > Seems like a no-brainer: tiny car, battery included

Seems like a no-brainer: tiny car, battery included

Electric Smart car is a joy to drive, but range, price are restrictive

By John Schwartz / The Bulletin
September 2, 2011

MILBURN, N.J. — “It sounds like robots screaming,” my son said as we drove down a quiet suburban street.

Many first-time drivers of electric cars comment on the uncanny silence, the lack of a rumble when you turn the key in the ignition and none of the satisfying vrhumm of revving the engine.....

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