Tesla announced at the Detroit auto show that it will provide battery technology for Daimler's electric Smart EV city car. The 1,000 Tesla powered Smart EV cars will go on sale in the US in 2010, leading to the mass production of the vehicle in 2012.
"If the 1,000 vehicle fleet makes sense and the economics are compelling, that will expand to tens of thousands of vehicles per year," said Tesla founder Elon Musk. As well as developing its own car, Tesla is offering its EV technology to other automakers.
