Smart E-Bike Commercial Is Pretty Clever (VIDEO)

If you’ve read my stuff for long, you know that I’m pretty critical of most electric vehicle commercials. I can’t say I love everything about the video below, but it’s a pretty darn good one, imho. It makes the Smart E-Bike look cool. It shows its many benefits in clever ways and quickly enough that you don’t get bored and end with a sort of “Wow” feeling. Quite good. Thanks to Thomas Gerke for passing it along.

I certainly wouldn’t mind having a Smart E-Bike.

Here’s a bit more info from a Gas2 article on the electric bike:

The production version of the pedal/electric Smart bicycle quietly debuted at this year’s Detroit Auto Show carrying a $2950 price tag. Along with the price, the bikes carried a features list full of clever, high-end components aimed at making the bikes both more durable, and more convenient, for its end-users.

First shown as a concept back in 2011, the Smart bicycle that bowed at NAIAS this year stays visually true to the original. For durability, the traditional bicycle chain is replaced with a durable belt drive system that can’t rust, won’t bind up/get thrown, and which (perhaps, most importantly) won’t tear up your pants if they happen to wander too close to the bike’s drive. An LED headlight, sturdy and aerodynamic front forks, and high-quality disc brakes mounted to wire rims with high-end Continental bicycle tires round out the “bike” hardware.

In addition to being a high-quality bike, though, the Smart bicycle is also an EV. Powered by an easily-removable battery (so you can charge it in your home or office) and a rear-mounted “Smart Drive” electric motor that’s visually similar to the Copenhagen Wheel. So equipped, the bike can be pedaled, pedal-assisted (where the electric motor boosts the rider’s own power), or pure EV modes.

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