Smartimes has just added the Smartimes Magazine 2010 Smart Car Calendar to our online store.

Product Info:

This beautiful wall calendar features 13 stunning high resolution smart car images, to inspire and delight smart enthusiasts throughout the year.

This calendar is available for purchase throughout the world via cafepress.com who offers localized online shopping for:

• Australia
• Canada
• United States
• United Kingdom

Product Specifications:

Keeping track of important dates on your calendar is easy when you can view 12 months of inspiring images that reflect your personal interests. Our high-quality calendar is printed on thick 100lb cover weight paper and adds impact to any room.

• Each page measures 11″ x 8.5″
• Measures 11″ x 17″ when hung on wall
• Full bleed dynamic color
• 100 lb cover weight high gloss paper, wire-o bound
• January 2009 - December 2009, 2010 preview

Price: $19.99

To view this product and to purchase online visit our online store: www.cafepress.com/smartimes

Regards,

The Smartimes Team

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Cover Competition & Book Giveaway!

As a thank you to all our subscribers Smartimes Magazine will be running an exclusive cover competition, which will only be open to Smartimes Magazine subscribers.

So here’s the deal, the next issue of Smartimes Magazine is on it’s way and as always we want the magazine to reflect the passion and enthusiasm of smart owners across the world.

The competition is straightforward; we want to place your smart art on the cover of the next issue of Smartimes Magazine.

We are placing no restrictions on what your smart art can be, as along as it can be submitted as a digital image. You may submit Photography, Illustrations, Paintings or anything you can think of just as along as it embodies what the smart way of life means to you.

The Prizes!

So what will you win? We will be selecting 3 winners from your submissions:

1st Place:

• Will be placed on the front cover of the next issue of Smartimes Magazine.
• You will also win 2 of the best selling smart car books, Smart: Small Car, Big Deal and The Little Book of Smart, which are valued over $45!
• You will also be featured within the magazine along with your artwork.

2nd & 3rd Place:

• Will win a copy of The Little Book of Smart.
• You will also be featured within the magazine along with your artwork.

Competition Requirements

• Orientation: Portrait
• Dimensions: 9 x 11.5 (minimum)
• Resolution: 300 Dpi
• All artwork must be submitted as digital files and emailed to: competitions@smartimesmagazine.com

*** Submissions must be made by Friday 11th of September 2009 ***

Please include your full name, address, contact details and the email address that you used when subscribing.

As an added bonus the Smartimes Magazine Team has extended our free issue special until Sept. 15th so if you haven’t already subscribed, now is the time to take advantage of this great deal and enter our competition.

See subscription details below:

Subscription Details:

• Click below to subscribe by September 15th, 2009
• Standard yearly subscriptions include four (4) editions of the printed and PDF magazine along with full access to the Smartimes Magazine website including current digital editions as well as all eighteen (18) back issues.
• You will receive five (5) issues for the price of four (4)
• To further celebrate the release of our printed edition for the US market, we have reduced our previous subscription rate to $20 and included shipping and handling.

PLUS

The first 1000 subscribers will receive as their free copy the Limited Edition Collector’s Spring 2009 Issue within 2 weeks of subscription.

Embrace the smart revolution today! Or at least by September 15th!

For Additional Information Please Contact: CustomerService@SmartimesMagazine.com

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outSmarting the Dragon
Event Date: September 26, 2009

The Tail of the Dragon is the east coast Mecca for road rally enthusiasts.  The Dragon, itself, is 11 miles of route 129 in western North Carolina/eastern Tennessee, which boast 318 turns.  The Cherehala Skyway can be similarly twisty, with the beautiful Appalachian Mountains as the backdrop.  The event will consist of a number of runs down the Dragon, followed by a break for lunch, then a ride down the Cherehala Skyway.  A dinner will be held at the Fontana Village, and Dave Schembri is scheduled to join us. There is no specific event fee.

Itinerary, menu, the registration form, and other information can be found at the event web site:

http:/DigitalGreenman.com/totd.html

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The new issue of Smartimes Magazine is now available and ready for download.

If you have already subscribed to the Smartimes Magazine simply login and follow the link below or view the new issue from the navigation menu at the top of our site.

For those who haven’t yet subscribed nows the time to take advantage of our yearly subscription package which combines access to our online content plus gives you 4 printed issues of the Smartimes Magazine delivered to your door.

Thats right Smartimes Magazine is now available as a glossy, high quality, printed magazine and for all our current subscribers you can expect to receive your first printed copy within the next 3 weeks.

The Smartimes Team would like to thank all of the smart car enthusiast from around the world for your support, this issue is set to be one of the biggest yet.

Once again thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the new issue of Smartimes Magazine as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.

Check out the gallery below for a sneak peak of what you will find in this issue.

New Issue Link: Click Here!
 

Regards,

The Smartimes Team

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*** SMARTIMES MAGAZINE UPDATE ***

We are proud to announce the exciting re-launch of the printed Smartimes Magazine.

Smartimes Magazine will still maintain it’s quarterly release schedule for the remainder of 2009 and into 2010 with plans of growing into a bi-monthly release by the end of 2010 based on growth and feedback from the smart market.

Both our website and digital edition will still continue to provide you with the most up to date, comprehensive smart news and features from around the world but with the added bonus of a high quality printed magazine delivered to our subscribers door every issue.

To compliment the release of the printed edition of the Smartimes Magazine we have also revised our pricing and subscription fees, as of now the new yearly subscription rates are:

• USA Yearly Subscription Price $20.00 USD
• Canadian Yearly Subscription Price $30.00 USD
• UK Yearly Subscription Price £16.00 GBP
• European Yearly Subscription Price €20.00 EURO

*All Yearly Subscriptions Include Shipping & Handling.

All yearly subscriptions will include 4 printed editions of the Smartimes Magazine along with full access to the Smartimes Magazine website including our digital edition, giving you the luxury of having the most up to date, comprehensive smart news and features from around the world delivered to your door plus the convenience of being able to browse our digital edition any time your by a computer or on your cell phone.

All existing paying subscribers will automatically be transfered over to receive the new printed edition of the Smartimes Magazine and be allocated additional bonus issues based on their subscription date to compensate for our pricing adjustment.

The Smartimes Magazine Team is currently in talks with many smart dealers from around the world to negotiate the allocation and sales of the Smartimes Magazine throughout the smart dealer network, so if you would like to see the Smartimes Magazine at a smart location near you please contact your local smart dealer for more information.

We would like to thank all of our subscribers and contributors for your support, you are the reason we strive to continue making the Smartimes Magazine the worlds leading smart car publication and we look forward to continuing this growth from strength to strength.

For more information visit www.smartimesmagazine.com.

Thanks,

The Smartimes Magazine Team

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smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive: Exclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly

• Exclusive show car with electric drive
• Top model with superior style

Environmental friendliness does not mean making sacrifices. The smart fortwo with its high quality equipment proves that a car that makes environmental sense can also have charm and be fun to drive – otherwise the innovative two-seater would never have attained its popular status. smart-BRABUS takes the smart fortwo to an even higher level.

In Genevaa near-series smart-BRABUS show car featuring electric drive and a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery will celebrate its world premiere. Here, ecology and a feast for the senses go hand in hand. The light and airy design of the smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive coupled with fine natural materials demonstrate harmony with the environment and at the same time elevate the pleasure of owning and driving such a high quality custom-tailored vehicle to an even higher level.

Exclusive matt green paintwork gives the vehicle a very elegant and trendy appearance. A white cabriolet soft top and LED daytime driving lights round off the harmonious appearance of the exterior. The matching interior features leather and fabrics in the colours green and white.

The sports suspension with BRABUS “Monoblock VII” alloy wheels in a five double-spoke design and matt white exterior and interior applications convey a sporty and functional impression. For reasons of active safety the smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive is additionally equipped with a BRABUS sound generator which generates a sound specially developed for the smart electric drive via the power output.

The show car provides a look ahead at the series production. And as with all smarts to date, a smart-BRABUS variant will have a firm place here.

[Source: Daimler Media]

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• Motoring with zero local emissions
• Second generation smart electric drive with lithium-ion batteries
• Testing in London, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Milan, Pisa and other cities

The smart fortwo electric drive has long since rung in the era of zero emission motoring with battery-driven vehicles. The electric smart concept celebrated its world premiere in 2006. As early as 2007 the first pilot phase of practical customer operation started for the smart fortwo electric drive with its quiet and highly efficient electric drive that produces no local emissions. Since then a fleet of 100 smart fortwo electric drives of the first generation has been tested in everyday operation in London.

The electric smarts are leased to private customers for four years and have to demonstrate that they can cope with the tough demands of daily city use in real-world conditions. smart regularly invites the customers to workshops where they report their experience, enabling smart to gather valuable feedback.

Encouraging results for the smart fortwo electric drive

The environmentally friendly sodium-nickel-chloride battery has a range of approximately 100 kilometres. After covering an average daily distance of 40 kilometres it can be fully charged again in four hours at any standard 230 volt socket. When the battery is almost empty the maximum performance is reached after a charging time of eight hours.

The battery installed under the vehicle’s floor supplies energy for an electric motor that is fitted at the rear of the vehicle in place of the usual three-cylinder combustion engine. This enables the smart fortwo electric drive to reach a top speed of 100 km/h. Even with the relatively high prices for electricity in Germanycompared with other countries costs of just two euros per 100 kilometres are incurred – less than the price for two litres of diesel.

Second generation with lithium-ion battery

The Londoncustomers have given very encouraging feedback on the first generation fortwo electric drive models which are still fitted with sodium-nickel-chloride batteries. This is why smart confidently presented the current smart fortwo series with a further-improved electric drive at the Paris Motor Show in 2008. This second generation of the smart electric drive is powered by a lithium-ion battery. Lithium-ion technology has decisive advantages over other types of batteries including better performance, shorter charging times, a longer life and high reliability. Daimler CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche says “From the end of 2009 we will start producing the smart fortwo electric drive with a lithium-ion battery”.

smart fortwo electric drive in major cities in Europe and the USA

The smart fortwo electric drive will initially be produced as a limited series. 

In addition to gathering further technical experience with the new battery, this phase will first and foremost be used to gather practical experience from customers who will then be incorporated in the further development of the zero emission vehicle concept.

In Europe the vehicles will initially take to the roads of Berlin, Paris, Rome, Milan and Pisa, with further cities planned. Several cities are also being considered in the USA.

e-mobility Berlin and e-mobility Italy

As electric vehicles are expected to spread rapidly (also from other manu-facturers), Daimler is actively engaged in extending the charging infrastructure in order to make widespread operation easy and straightforward. This is why the projects “e-mobility Berlin” in cooperation with RWE and “e-mobility Italy” in cooperation with ENEL have been set up.

In “e-mobility Berlin” with the support and cooperation of the Federal Government and the City of Berlin, the two companies aim to create ideal conditions in Berlinfor driving battery-powered electric vehicles that do not produce any local emissions. RWE is providing 500 electricity charging stations and Daimler is providing more than 100 electric smart and Mercedes-Benz cars. The aim is to create an intelligent overall system. Ultimately, intelligent communication between the electric vehicle and the power network should be made possible so that the battery can be automatically charged with low-cost electricity when the network is not being used to full capacity, for example off-peak electricity.

The project “e-mobility Italy” which will start in the cities of Rome, Milan and Pisa follows the same concept. Here, Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Italia and the Italian utility company ENEL are working closely together.

smart fortwo electric drive offers innovative driving fun with a clear conscience

With the small series production of the smart fortwo electric drive from the end of 2009, the various fields of application in population centres in major smart markets and the planned marketing of larger volumes from 2012, the car brand is underlining its pioneering role in developing environmentally friendly, sustainable concepts for individual mobility of the future.

[Source: Daimler Media]

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Geneva – Sales of the smart fortwo rose by 39 percent in the past year, and by the end of the year the smart will be represented in 41 countries worldwide. smart is the intelligent combination of lasting, future-oriented technology and individual, urban mobility, with joie de vivre.

The smart story is a success story as the two-seater smart fortwo is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Last year sales rose to a record 134 700 cars - this corresponds to an increase of 39 percent on the previous year.

These figures are first and foremost due to the great success of the smart fortwo in the USAand two-digit growth rates in the established European markets. In the USA24 600 vehicles were delivered to customers in the first year of sales alone. This makes the United States the third largest market for smart after Italy (33 800) and Germany (32 000).

smart in 41 countries

More than a million smart fortwos have been delivered to customers since the launch of the first model in 1998. Today, customers on five continents and in 37 countries are able to enjoy the car. In the course of 2009 the smart fortwo will be introduced in China, Brazil, Denmark and Serbia. smart will then be 

represented in 41 countries around the globe.

Intelligent technology and low fuel consumption

The current models boast low fuel consumption and minimum carbon dioxide emissions. The smart model range also includes the smart fortwo cdi which is the CO2 champion with its unparalleled low emissions of just 88 g/km. Furthermore, since October 2008 the two smart fortwo mhd petrol models with 52 kW/71 hp and 45 kW/61 hp engines have been equipped with an intelligent and user-friendly start/stop system that further reduces fuel consumption. This means that 7 out of 10 customers in Europewho opt for a petrol model are able to take advantage of this environmentally friendly technology. The smart fortwo can therefore demonstrate an impressive track record on the way to a green future.

smart electric drive

A development focus for smart: in September 2008 the brand presented the second generation smart fortwo electric drive. From the end of 2009 a small series of the new electric vehicle featuring an innovative lithium-ion battery will roll off the production line.

Anders Sundt Jensen, responsible for the smart brand, describes the special position of the smart fortwo: “smart sets standards in many respects. The smart fortwo has not just become a popular car worldwide as the only 88 g/km CO2 city car with compact dimensions meeting urban mobility needs and an innovative concept combining functionality with joie de vivre - it has established an entire new class of cars and sets the benchmark that all others have to live up to.”

[Source: Daimler Media]

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Club Name: smartclub-holland
Club Location: Nederland (Holland)
Website Address: www.smartclubholland.nl
Contact Person: Frank Bonneur
Email: smartclub-holland@live.nl
Club Info: Each year I like to ride 2-3 tours. Touring with smartclub-holland is always Free! No exceptions. We only drive our tours in Holland.

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