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The collaboration between Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which has now expanded to 13 projects on three continents from an original plan to share development costs, drivetrains and production facilities for Smart and the Renault Twingo, is set to move into the sphere of electric cars next year. At the Frankfurt show, Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche announced that "in about a year" there will be electric versions of the Fortwo and Forfour, driven by a modified Renault R240 motor produced at Renault's Cléon factory and powered by Daimler-supplied batteries.