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"But that's not a smart anymore!" is one of the most common criticisms of the smart #1.

In this article, I would like to explain why that is a good thing and what smart's idea behind it is. Because especially the smart fortwo electric drive has a very big problem for smart and the fortwo cannot solve it alone. That's why the smart #1, #3 and future vehicles in general are coming.

The preview image of the article already shows the problem ...

Now it's official: The last smartEQfortwo can be ordered in late April 2023, when there will be the final order freeze. Due to the long delivery times, it will then be built until mid-2024.
To say goodbye, there is also an initiative by the German car dealerships: The unofficial "final EDITION" is limited to 150 vehicles and is already on sale.

There are two "final EDITION" in Munich, and of course I took a look at them straight away. In this article, you can read about my sobering impressions and how things will continue with the fortwo now.

The first smarties with a battery rental contract are now turning 10 years old and in the coming months and years this of course will increase. This raises a question I'm getting asked more and more:
The 10-year rental contract is expiring and I received an offer from smart to buy a battery. Should I buy it?

In this article I would like to give you an overview of your options and of course I will also tell you how I will deal with the rental battery of my own 2013 smart.

Kind of crazy: A racing series with nothing but all-electric smartEQfortwo. But the Italians have been doing just that for years now. Since 2018 they have been racing every year at 5 - 10 different circuits around the country. Together with live broadcasts and a very active social media presence, the smartEQfortwo e-cup is a racing series that should not be underestimated.
For this reason, 3 readers and I finally went to one of the races and got great insights from the organizer.

There will be a smart fortwo again. At least smart never get tired of emphasizing this on a regular basis. But what could this look like? An smart eMotion reader asked himself this question and decided to draw a sketch. He posted his thoughts in the forum.

Together with my thoughts on this, I would like to fantasize about the next smart fortwo with you in this article.

This test report was taken over from my old website, in the meantime the smart ED has been renamed to smart EQ. The smart EQ is identical to the smart ED (from model year 2017 upwards) only the name has changed. At the time of publication, it was still called ED, so it will here be referred to ED.

Let's start with a tongue twister, the radar-assisted recuperation
First, of course, it immediately stands out that it looks very different than his predecessor and as we later realize, it is. The new…