The vehicle guideFounded 1994 · Germany and Switzerlandsmart electric vehicles
The city-car marque created by Swatch and Daimler-Benz in 1994, now a joint venture of Mercedes-Benz and Geely. 1 model is listed here, from 2011 to 2019.
- Models
- 1
- Current (2024+)
- 0
- From
- —
- Latest year
- 2019
The smart model
Each card opens that model's guide: how far it goes, how fast it charges, what a charge costs and which plugs it takes.
Model years and EPA figures from the October 2026 data build. How this is compiled
The marque
When smart went electric
smart put a lease-only electric fortwo into US hands in 2011, then sold the electric drive version from 2013. The marque left the US after the 2019 model year, and its later cars, built with Geely, have not been offered there.
- Founded
- 1994 · Germany and Switzerland
- First US electric model
- fortwo electric drive
- On sale
- 2013
smart logo from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). Logos are trademarks of their owners and appear here to identify the cars.
First electric model
fortwo electric drive
2013 model year
A 250-car lease-only trial ran in 2011; the electric drive went on sale in 2013.
smart questions
Electric history, models and plugsWhen did smart start making electric cars?
smart's first battery-electric model for the US was the fortwo electric drive, sold from the 2013 model year. A 250-car lease-only trial ran in 2011; the electric drive went on sale in 2013.
How many smart electric models are there?
1 model is listed for smart in this guide — fortwo EQ. 0 of them are current for model year 2024 or later, and model years run from 2011 to 2019.
What charging connector does smart use?
smart models in this guide use J1772. A model can carry an AC inlet and a DC inlet at once, so the lists overlap; the model pages name the connector on each car, and the connector guides explain which stations each one fits.