The Smart electric drive is the battery electric version of the Smart Fortwo city car, sold in its later years as the Smart EQ Fortwo. Field testing began in London in 2007 with 100 cars, which were leased only because they used an early molten salt ZEBRA battery. A second generation with a lithium-ion battery from Tesla followed in 2009 and was leased in 18 markets, with more than 2,300 delivered and some used in the Car2Go carsharing service. The third generation was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011 and was the first to be sold to the public, with deliveries in Europe and the United States from May 2013. A fourth generation on the newer body arrived in 2017 and was renamed Smart EQ Fortwo in 2018, and a five-door Smart EQ Forfour was built from that generation. English Wikipedia says the Smart EQ was discontinued in 2024.
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The Smart Fortwo (stylized as "smart fortwo") is a two-seater city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of the Mercedes-Benz Group for model years 1998–2024.
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Production of the second-generation Smart Fortwo electric drive began in November 2009 in Smartville, Hambach, France.
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Field testing of the electric Smart Fortwo 450 began in London with 100 units in 2007, leasing only due to the early molten salt ZEBRA battery.
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The Smart EQ Fortwo, formerly Smart Fortwo electric drive, smart ed or Smart Fortwo EV, is a battery electric vehicle variant of the Smart Fortwo city car made by Smart.
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They were powered by a rear-mounted 55kW brushless DC motor that sat where the gas engine would otherwise be mounted and drove the rear wheels.
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The Smart EQ Fortwo, formerly Smart Fortwo electric drive, smart ed or Smart Fortwo EV, is a battery electric vehicle variant of the Smart Fortwo city car made by Smart.
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Also available as a cabriolet, it is the only current production electric convertible in the world.
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This happened just before Geely bought a 50% stake in Smart and the model lasted until Geely made their own models and discontinued the Smart EQ in 2024.
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Production of the second-generation Smart Fortwo electric drive began in November 2009 in Smartville, Hambach, France.
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The Smart EQ Fortwo, formerly Smart Fortwo electric drive, smart ed or Smart Fortwo EV, is a battery electric vehicle variant of the Smart Fortwo city car made by Smart.
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The Smart EQ Fortwo, formerly Smart Fortwo electric drive, smart ed or Smart Fortwo EV, is a battery electric vehicle variant of the Smart Fortwo city car made by Smart.
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The Smart Fortwo (stylized as "smart fortwo") is a two-seater city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of the Mercedes-Benz Group for model years 1998-2024.
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