This cheap motor insurer joins the electric soft-parade.
Hey up cheap motor insurers, did you know that Smart cars are all set for a major overhaul? No, unfortunately they're not going to be made obsolete, so ridding our streets of the narksome little pestilence, instead they're becoming electrified. Ha! Ha! My cheap motor insuring jokers, that possibly will be the only buzz potential owners will ever encounter behind the wheel of one then. To be christened the Smart EV, (electric vehicle - proving cheap motor insurers that there is some smart thinking going on there, and my turn for the gag) the Mercedes-responsible concept will make its UK debut at the forthcoming London Motorshow assembly later this month; although proposed sales don't begin in earnest until November. And in case you're wondering, I have no idea as to the whereabouts of earnest either; as Multimap were naff all use. The energy generated via the 30kw electric motor is said to be enough to power a dimly lit light bulb, yet, it would keep that self same fading glow, er glowing for some considerable while. Translated into car-speak, and the bit you're concerned with, the Smart EV will be capable of a range of 72 miles. And, depending on strength and direction of thermals, 70 mph could, theoretically be achieved.
But here's where you mouth turns down at the corners, as, if you're one of the handful of fools who wish to get a piece of the action as it were, you could be disappointed. As Smart is limiting the supply route, prioritising certain pre-approved corporate customers first, on special leasing packages. And this is for the one main reason as one of Smart's voice-over artists was only too keen to splutter earlier; "This is ze trial, and therefore ze Englanders must vait. 200 of ze models will be sent to you as part of ze experiment!" it was me who added the stereotypical language nuances for effect, so therefore I hold my hands up; but the gist of the information they surrendered is there for all to witness. The company says that this is a significant step toward the parent company - Mercedes' - programme of sustainable energy vehicles. So we can only wait to see if they attempt this line of thought with adult cars in their current product range. This cheap motor insurer you're currently flirting with will give no preference to those with fossil-fuelled vehicles, battery-charged or chocolate-powered. "Booooo!!" As, this cheap motor insurer gives right of access to all of them! "Whoopeeee!!" It's a fun place to learn this isn't it? And learn about the cheapest motor insurance out there is just what you'll do if you hang around these pages long enough.
Date - 21/09/2006
