Car2Go's network of Smart cars and other Mercedes models makes up one of the largest car-sharing programs in the world. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Say farewell to the Smart car, the tiny two-seater Americans never really understood. Smart cars “make sense when you have small roads and small places to park,” said Jake Fisher, director of auto testing at Consumer Reports. The Smart car’s main selling point was it could whiz across short distances and squeeze through narrow spaces. Daimler has also announced plans to develop a new line of Smart electric cars at a factory in China.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2019 18:01 UTC