USA / Global
HomeSmartNews

Smart Articles

Sales Smart's Choice To Go Electric In U.S. Fails Due To Tiny Range & Demand

Smart's Choice To Go Electric In U.S. Fails Due To Tiny Range & Demand

The volume is simply not there to keep the brand afloat.
By Mark Kane May 06, 2019
Sales More Than 10% Of Jaguar & Smart Sales In Western Europe Are BEVs

More Than 10% Of Jaguar & Smart Sales In Western Europe Are BEVs

Jaguar, smart and Nissan seem to be the most advanced in switching to all-electric cars in Western Europe.
By Mark Kane May 05, 2019
Industry Smart Pulls Plug On Electric Car Plans In U.S. & Canada

Smart Pulls Plug On Electric Car Plans In U.S. & Canada

Only 1,246 models were sold last year.
By Christopher Smith Apr 29, 2019
General Daimler Mulls Pulling Plug On Smart In The U.S.

Daimler Mulls Pulling Plug On Smart In The U.S.

While Smart as a global brand was granted a stay of execution last month, its future in the United States is apparently still in doubt.
By Zac Estrada Apr 18, 2019
Sales March 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

March 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

Each month InsideEVs tracks all plug-in EV deliveries for the U.S. by automaker. We expect March to provide a new sense of security for what's to come in 2019.
By Steven Loveday Apr 04, 2019
General Smart's Switch To Short-Range Electric-Only May Not Be Sustainable

Smart's Switch To Short-Range Electric-Only May Not Be Sustainable

In its latest attempt to make Smart profitable, Daimler turned the marque into an EV-only maker, but the costs may be too high to be sustained.
By Anthony Karr Apr 02, 2019
Daimler Forms Global Joint Venture With Geely To Develop Smart

Daimler Forms Global Joint Venture With Geely To Develop Smart

Daimler and Geely Holding announced intention to form a 50:50 joint venture, which will develop and operate the smart brand globally.
By Mark Kane Mar 29, 2019
Geneva Motor Show Smart forease+ Brings Tiny Convertible To Big Stage

Smart forease+ Brings Tiny Convertible To Big Stage

Smart unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show new version of its forease concept from Paris, naming it smart forease+.
By Mark Kane Mar 14, 2019
Sales Over 10% Of Smart & Nissan Sales In Western Europe Are BEVs

Over 10% Of Smart & Nissan Sales In Western Europe Are BEVs

All-electric car sales results from Western Europe reveal that in January 2019 two established brands noted electric car share above 10% of total volume.
By Mark Kane Mar 05, 2019
Sales February 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

February 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

Each month InsideEVs tracks all plug-in EV deliveries for the U.S. by automaker. Like January, we expect low sales, but they'll still be up year over year.
By Steven Loveday Mar 04, 2019
General Smart Forease+ Concept Is A Cute, Tiny Convertible

Smart Forease+ Concept Is A Cute, Tiny Convertible

With the car being so small, there’s obviously no place to stow the bright orange top when not in use, so you can simply remove it altogether.
By Adrian Padeanu Mar 04, 2019
General Brabus Ultimate E Shadow Edition Smart Fortwo Debuts

Brabus Ultimate E Shadow Edition Smart Fortwo Debuts

The Ultimate E Shadow Edition benefits from extra tuning for its electric motor that pushes the output to 91 horsepower
By Chris Bruce Mar 03, 2019
General Smart Forease+ Concept Celebrates Brand's All-Electric Future

Smart Forease+ Concept Celebrates Brand's All-Electric Future

What better way to celebrate the switch to greener energy than a dedicated EV concept. Meet the Smart Forease+ teased here, which will make its debut in Geneva next week.
By Anthony Karr Mar 03, 2019
General Mercedes-Benz To Launch More Than 10 PHEVs By End Of 2019

Mercedes-Benz To Launch More Than 10 PHEVs By End Of 2019

Mercedes-Benz intends to electrify its entire product range by the year 2022, through the introduction of EQ all-electric cars, EQ Power plug-in hybrids and hybrids.
By Mark Kane Feb 15, 2019
Sales January 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

January 2019 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

We track all plug-in electric vehicles sales in the U.S. on a month-to-month basis. Let's take a look at how the month of January 2019 played out.
By Steven Loveday Feb 04, 2019
General New Facelifted Smart EQ Coming In September With More Range?

New Facelifted Smart EQ Coming In September With More Range?

Daimler's plan envision new, upgraded smart cars in 2019, which indicates an unveiling at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
By Mark Kane Jan 21, 2019
General 2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Battery Health Still Strong At 125,000 Miles

2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Battery Health Still Strong At 125,000 Miles

Turns out that not only Teslas maintain high battery capacity after well over 100,000 miles. In fact, this 2013 Smart ForTwo Electric still has tons of life left.
By Eric Loveday Jan 13, 2019
Sales December 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

December 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

We track all plug-in electric vehicles sales in the U.S. on a month-to-month basis. Let's take a look at how the month of December and the end of 2018 played out.
By Steven Loveday Jan 05, 2019
More
or Sign Up
Edition:
© 2019 Motorsport Network.
USA / Global
Our International Editions