My daughter and I drove a Smart Car in Vancouver a couple of years ago. She wanted one, but ended up with the Prius. I think the Chinese "City Smart" clone of the Smart Car is available in electric. I saw one here recently and there is a dealer in town. The rock-bottom price is less than 30,000 RMB -- three quarters the price of the QQ. The manufacturers want to sell it in Europe. I think it is great that there are 3rd world forces bringing down the cost of cars after the Japanese led the big raise in prices in the 80s. I know the cheap goods from Asia cause some of you difficulty. I hope things even out for everyone.
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