Sam's Club to sell lithium-ion electric car in Christmas promotion

Published: October 7, 2007, 1:51 pm

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mercedes BenzIt's kind of a joke to say Wal-Mart sells everything. Does Wal-Mart sell electric cars? Well, this Christmas... they do sell electric cars! Sam's Club, a unit of Wal-Mart stores Inc, will sell an electric car in a Christmas promotion November 8 through December 29. The car is the Mercedes-Benz Smart and it's actually on Sam's Club front page right now below a pre-order of Guitar Hero.For the low, low price of $35,000 you also get lithium-ion batteries from Hybrid Technologies, bringing the car's range to over 100 miles per charge. That bouncy, yellow, happy face is not done with you yet: Along with being the only owner of the Hybrid Technology's Smart, you also get a trip to the Kennedy Space Center! The Sam's Club site says this is a Once-in-a-Lifetime offer "you won't get a second chance at."[Source: Wall Street Journal (Subscription Required)] Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs CommentsBOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD Step

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