BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 ISSUE
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INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS Europe's Radical Rollouts FORD THINK Two-seat electric car with plastic body. Built in Norway, set for introduction in some Nordic countries early next year. BMW C1 Motorcycle with hardtop and carlike features such as seat belt and windshield wiper. To be priced around $5,400, it's due out early next year. BMW/MERCEDES MOTORCYCLE-CARS A hybrid, the vehicles automatically lean into curves and have room for a passenger behind the driver. Still under design. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SMART Diesel and convertible versions, in the $10,700 range. Due out in coming months to extend current smart line of plastic-bodied two-seaters. MERCEDES KOMFORTSESSEL Electric-powered armchair on wheels for one person. Still in experimental stage at this point, designed to test new technology. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS This Smart Car's Not So Dumb (int'l edition) TABLE: Europe's Radical Rollouts INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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