Monday, November 12, 2007

Smart Cars - Will they take off in the United States?


Smart cars have been available in Canada for a number of years. They are now available in the United States, but will they become a big seller or will people still gravitate to buying hybrid Toyota's and Honda's. The Smart car, which is made by Mercedes, runs on gas. It is not a hybrid, which is when a vehicle runs on gas and electricity. The Smart car can go 40 miles on each gallon of gas and costs around $12,000 to buy new.

Follow this link and read the article about Smart Cars. What do you think? Will they be a big hit in the United States? Do you think it's good for people to buy cars that use less gas? What kind of vehicle does your family have? Does it use a lot of gas or not too much?

28 comments:

hottmexy said...

I think that the "Smart Car" is a great option for the economy and the world. It will help control pollution a bit, and it will also help economy by not having to buy as much gas anymore. Although the bad thing about the smart car is that there are many big families and if the smart car gets popular families aren't going to be able to travel together anymore. and another bad thing about the smart car is that it is not reccomended for long trips and there are many people that like traveling so that would not be an option. So in my opinion it really depends on the people.

Sandra V said...

Think that "Smart Car" is good to the community because they use less gas and you safe more money for other thins. Another reason is that they are cause more accidents. But I think is cool.


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lesly said...

I think the smart car is a really good car to ues because it does't need as much gas as other cars and it also does't ues electricity and maybe by using less gas and electricity can help us control pollution.

Mr. Enns said...

Great comments ladies. I think the Smart car is a great choice because it uses less gas and gives off less pollution as a result. Plus parking is a breeze (that means very easy), even on a crowded street.

fernando said...

I Think the smart car looks,sounds like a good car. but $12,000 for one sounds a lot of money i doubt people wanna pay that much. If i had money ill Try it out to see how it runs.

yami yumi becky said...

I think that this will be a big hit in the u.s because right now gas is so expensive! This will help the enviornment because the smart car dose not run on gas.

hoa said...

i think "smart car" is great because it use less gas. you know, today the world is warmer, Global warming of 3C refers to the average warming over the planet. Why? because too much carbon dioxide form car, factory,...
this car will save ton of carbon dioxide, and it very good for natural. ^_^

Mr. Enns said...

Awesome comments. Just wanted to mention a few things.
Fernando - Great comment. You're right, it is pretty expensive to buy. That may cause less people to buy it because there are other cars for less than 12, 000 dollars on the market.
Becky - Smart cars still run on gas. They just use less because they can go further on a gallon of gas compared to most cars.
Hoa - Nice work. Glad to see you are aware of global warming. You're right that the Smart car will give off a lot less carbon dioxide and be much better for the environment.

Mr. Enns said...

Sandy, I like your point that Smart cars are not suitable for families to travel together or for longer trips. Great ideas. It certainly depends on the people's use. It would be perfect for commuter's.

xiomara rocks! said...

I think this is a really good idea because it's going to help the enviorment around us. Less gas means that it won't pullude the air as much as it does now. The Smart car also sounds expensive for a small car.

yovana said...

I thik that by selling the smart car is a good thing but it can also have negative things to it.The good thing about having these kinds ofcars is that it helps peoples with saving more money.With the smart car you don;t havr to speed so much money tring to put moregas in it. Another thing is that itcan fit in places a regular car can't.So what happends when someone owns this car then does something bad and the police are tring to make him pull over he that person doesn't and he goesin where a police car can't.Other then that i think that the samrt car is going to sale fastbecause it looks nice it doesn't use so much gas and it looks nice todrive.

yovana said...

My dad has a Ford. Idon't know if it uses a lot of gas.I think it looks nice compered to our old van he used to own. I'm so glad he got the Ford.I would be imberised to be seen in tha old van.oh and it's a 2006 and it's a white van. Mydad got a van beacuse we are a big family.

K0n$+@n+!n said...

I think that the "Smart Car" wiil be the best car ever, you can save gas and pollution!!

Unknown said...

I think the smart car is a good idea because it dosn't use as much gas as other cars and will be good for the pollution and the air will be cleaner outside.

Hiroaki_Eda said...

Hybrid is better than the smart cars. hybrid is much bigger and it runs on electricity. If you look at the smart cars it small. there is no space to relax or do anything in the car. I see hybrid running on the roads but I don't see smart cars on the road much as the hybrid. I don't think the smart cars would be a hit in united states. My family has a Honda van. We like the van because it nice and big. If we get the smart cars our family wont fit in the car because our family is 5 and it looks like smart car is only for 2 people.

stefan said...

I think this will be a great idea, becaue this small and smart cars wont waste too much gas and it will keep our amosphere cleaner. We all know that this cars dont waste that mush gas and if these cars come to america al the people will get one because thay think that this is money saving.

Ellochka said...

I dont really like this new car. I think its too small and it can go only 40 miles per gallon. I think its going to be popular in the United States. This car mostly for old ladies because they dont speed up and they usualy dont need huje cars. The most important thing that you dont have to buy gas for this car, you can safe alots of money on it.

negar said...

In my opinion, they are useful because they don't need so much gas and it decreases the expense. It's great for people in the united states to use this vehicle. It's siutable for transportation however it's up to people's taste. The point is they help to protect the nature therefore you can go for it.

vazquez said...

I think it is a great idea, because it waste lees gas.They are very cheap and they will control pollution.

Emily.Z said...

i think use the "Smart Car" is very good.Because it safe gas, very small and fast. And it save tons of cardon dixodie every year.and it is very cool and cute.

Mr. Enns said...

Great opinion, Hiroaki. Love that you express your opinion freely. Electric cars, or hybrids, may be better for the environment, but you have to think about how we get electricity. Often it is through burning coal which gives off a lot of pollution too. Something to think about.

Anonymous said...

I think this car is very good for the people who live in the city because it uses less gasoline. It is also affordable to buy at $12,000. It may be cause less traffic, but can be really bad if you crash. Look at this video at Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s

pedro said...

smart cars I think thats good for the future because it uses less gas.Its a good car but the price is even veter
12,000 sounds very good for rich people.I would buy it if i had the money.If people had it it would be veter less traffic but is good.

3S3 Cr@ZY said...

I think that smart cars are going to be good to drive because they are small and they look fun to drive.

jose luis melendez said...

I think that the smart car will be a very good car becuase it uses less gas then other car cool cars.My mom drives a van that uses a little gas and my dad drives a normal car but i dont know how much gas it uses.

jose luis melendez said...

I think that the smart car will be a very good car becuase it uses less gas then other car cool cars.My mom drives a van that uses a little gas and my dad drives a normal car but i dont know how much gas it uses.

Daniel said...

I Think the smart cars are good because it use less gas and you don't need to stop so much to buy gas.

Erik said...

Well
This car is gonna be great because of the fact that you will drive with gas and you will safe a lot of money, The car it self is loking good but its samll one thing i really don't like but it's okay. But the fact is that is great to have it when your on the city example Mr.Enn's coming to school with his "smart car" not spending a lot of money and traveling comfortable by him self.