Company Begins Lithium Smart Car Production

The board and development team at Hybrid Technologies Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada, has approved the Mercedes-DaimlerChrysler Smart ForTwo coupe for production.

Initial production models for the European market will focus on government and fleet retrofitting. The British government is already working with Hybrid Technologies to introduce the company’s lithium Mini Cooper into diplomatic service, serving as a model for integration into top European government organizations.

Hybrid Technologies has acquired a highly advanced drive and propulsion system developed over the last two years in an advanced propulsion systems laboratory specifically for the Smart Car. The Smart Car will also feature the latest lithium batteries supplied by EaglePicher Kokam of Korea.