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smart #2 Advances Real-World Testing on All-New Electric Compact Architecture
/PRNewswire/ -- The reinvention of smart's iconic city car is accelerating as the all-electric #2 advances through real-world testing of its Electric Compact...
smart's latest mini-model "#2" is not to be launched until the end of 2026. However, the test operation of the compact model has already begun.
Real-world testing of Smart’s all-new electric city car advances
Real-world testing of the Electric Compact Architecture (ECA) underpinning Smart‘s latest city car, the all-electric #2, is progressing. To validate the new platform, Smart engineers are carrying out tests using Smart fortwo body shells. As well as its distinctive ultra-compact size, the #2 will retain the fortwo’s two-door, two-seat configuration, real-wheel-drive dynamics and signature wheels-at-the-corners stance. According to Smart, this DNA…
Tests have already begun in the real world of the new power platform for the cars of the smart - the Electric Compact Architecture (ECA). This will be reflected in the Smart #2 in 2026, being an ultra-compact model that follows the spirit of the brand. According to one source, validation work is being done with modern smart trucks. It is a compact architecture, through which the brand will reinvent its small citadine. The fleet created for these…
The smart #2, a successful 100% electric model of the iconic city, is entering an active phase of development on the new Electric Compact Architecture (ECA) platform. For the time being, the mechanics are being tested under the bodywork of the old fortwo, confirming the maintenance of an ultra-short 2.70-metre gauge and a two-seat propulsion architecture. Designed by Mercedes-Benz and engineered by Geely, it aims to commercialize at the end of 2…
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