Smart electric bike on sale, for £2,500
An electric bike by Smart, the Mercedes-owned purveyor of little cars, has gone on sale this weekend. It's got a 62-mile electric range and costs roughly the same as an 03 plate Smart ForTwo: £2,500. (Please, no complaints - we said "roughly".)
The pedelec (pedal electric cycle) can be ordered now for late May deliveries, though we don't expect demand to outstrip supply for what is, basically, a mode of transport that retains all that's harrowing about a bicycle but removes the major benefit - improved cardiovascular fitness.