GEM Car is Smart
I'm not sure that the Smart car is the answer to our urban woes like Bob delicately claimed in his post — not when they're predicting a list price over $20,000.
I do think that the Global Electric Motorcar — the GEM Car — is the answer, however. Base price for the GEM Car is $6,995 and it runs on batteries. And there's a 10% federal tax credit on the purchase price of a GEM Car, at least until the end of this year.
Oh, it's not perfect — not unless you live in a very mild climate, anyway. Sorry, Bob. You'll probably want to add the heater/defroster ($395), the hard doors ($1,595), the gel batteries ($395) and the windshield washer kit ($75), so your GEM Car will run you closer to $9,000. GEM is a wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, by the way — don't they own Smart Car, too?
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