Left Lane have published their "test driven"review of the 2011 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive. 'Power comes by a 47 horsepower rear-mounted electric motor, which provides 100 lb-ft. of torque. Battery charge is sufficient for up to 84 miles per the new European driving cycles. Starting in 2012, the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive will be available to anyone in Smart's 40 worldwide markets with the right amount of scratch to make the payments. In the meantime, though, if your taste runs to Smart, you'll probably be cruising in the petrol-burning Smart Fortwo, which has never been our idea of fun. Using a quirky three-cylinder engine and a manual/automatic transmission that makes the gas burner feel like a motorcycle with a body, the ride is so lurchy that many owners thought they had defective cars.'
