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29 Reasons Why Smart Cars are the Future

From Easy Storage Mini Cars to Haute Designer Vehicles

— December 14, 2012 — Autos
Smart cars are the future, just look at how successful these mini automobiles have been over the last few years. As car owners strive to cut fuel costs, find easy parking solutions and drive in style, the Smart Car has provided an answer -- not to mention it's environmentally-friendly design. The Hummer can't really compete.

Besides function and eco-savvy design, the Smart Car brand has also been involved with several viral marketing campaigns, proving that it is a brand that has made a clear cultural connection with consumers. Whether it's itty bitty billboards promoting their latest release or a real-life ping pong match done with the vehicles themselves, Smart Car has continued to stay relevant and interesting.

For all of these reasons and more, it's easy to see why Smart Cars are the future.
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Tattletale Eco-Cars
Tattletale Eco-Cars
The Intel Connected Smart Car Spills the Beans to Police and Insurers
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Retractable Concept Dashboards
Retractable Concept Dashboards
TRW Folding Steering Wheel Makes Subcompacts Spacious
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Dotted Designer Roadsters
Dotted Designer Roadsters
The Jun Watanabe Smart Car Collaboration is Playful
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Smart Car Test Runs
Smart Car Test Runs
The Twizy Way Car-Sharing Scheme Lets People Take the Vehicles for a Spin
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Film-Projecting Cars
Film-Projecting Cars
The Smart Forstars Vehicle Comes with a Built-In Projector for Movie Lovers
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Itty-Bitty Billboards
Itty-Bitty Billboards
The BBDO Toronto Smart Campaign Embodies its Pint-Sized Product
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Social Communities for Cars
Social Communities for Cars
Smart Marketing for Smart Car
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Anti-Size Auto Ads
Anti-Size Auto Ads
The Smart Car 'Unbig. Uncar.' Campaign Proves Size Doesn't Matter
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Car Tipping
Car Tipping
Amsterdam Youth Toss Smart Cars Into Canals for Laughs
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Fashionably British Eco-Cars
Fashionably British Eco-Cars
The Boxfresh Smart Car Makes Cutting Carbon Hip
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Shrunken Electric Supercars
Shrunken Electric Supercars
The Aston Martin e-Cygnet is the Company's First All-Electric Car
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Itty-Bitty Eco Vehicles
Itty-Bitty Eco Vehicles
The Smart Fortwo 'Electric Drive' Car is a Pint-Sized Plug-In
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Mini Car Ping Pong
Mini Car Ping Pong
'Smart eBall' Lets Drivers Face Off on the Big Screen
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Environmentally Smart
Environmentally Smart
LPG Fueled Smart Car
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Crystal-Covered Convertibles
Crystal-Covered Convertibles
The Anjuny Swarovski Crystal-Covered Smart Car is a Blinged Ride
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1 Euro a Day Cars
1 Euro a Day Cars
LaudaMotion
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Smart Car Sharing Systems
Smart Car Sharing Systems
The 'eSetta' by Tony Weichselbraun is Eco-Friendly
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Easy Storage Mini Cars
Easy Storage Mini Cars
The 'Smart For-Us' Concept Pickup Combines Style and Sustainability
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Purr-tastic Engines
Purr-tastic Engines
These Hello Kitty Smart Cars are Cute and Petite
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Tiny Tuned Eco Cars
Tiny Tuned Eco Cars
Smart Fortwo ED Brabus Edition is Luscious in Lime Green
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$19,000 Electric Vehicles
$19,000 Electric Vehicles
The Wheego Whip by RTEV
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Haute Designer Vehicles
Haute Designer Vehicles
The Hermes Smart Car
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Micro Car Public Discounts
Micro Car Public Discounts
NYC Offers 2-for-1 Smart Car Parking Deal
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Auto Vending Machine
Auto Vending Machine
Smart Idea
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Miniature Food Trucks
Miniature Food Trucks
The Verts Kebap Car Offers Healthy Berlin Cuisine
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Designer Car Tattoos
Designer Car Tattoos
Ed Hardy Smart Car
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Chocolate-Covered Cars
Chocolate-Covered Cars
The Q-Pot Smart ForTwo is the Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift
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Custom Compact Car Art
Custom Compact Car Art
10 Weird Smart Car Graphics
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