Today our cul de sac experienced its first Smart Car zipping down to the end circle and back. If the pavement were skin, surely the little red car tickled the surface like a fly. From my vantage on the porch, it did look like a remote controlled toy except a pretty large fellow was behind the wheel.

I’m thrilled. Our neighborhood is the perfect venue. Within my two-mile radius of suburban sprawl, one can get to - - grocery, bank, bookstore, doctor, insurance, cleaners, gas station, restaurants, fast food, library, movie theater and anything else one needs - - without driving on a main traffic artery.

I called the local Smart Car dealer several months ago when I saw the little cutie on display outside of Whole Foods Market. Interestingly, the Smart Car dealer is also the luxury- superfast-prestige car dealer. I mean Lamborghini and Ferrari-level cars dealer. For a business model, I guess that fits because all such cars are special ordered one at a time. From a reducing GHG emissions business, it’s not really a conversation. Clearly, it's a prestige car business model.

It would be fun driving a Smart Car with its 1-liter engine for local errand running off the main highway. If everyone in the neighborhood had one, all the more fun. As for driving on a big highway, I will if you will.

Here is a link to the online Smart Car community website.
http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/

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