Along the way, Smart moved away from tiny gas cars like the ForTwo to entirely electric power in the last few years, launching the Smart #2, Smart #3, and the four-door SUV Smart #5 EVs to help do it.

Still, these are not likely to be anyone’s weekend impulse purchase. So how do these smart motors work? They have two basic operating modes: Speed and Position, each of which requires different ...

With Smart standing for "Swatch Mercedes Art," the car began as a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and watchmaker Swatch in the early 1990s. The prototype was exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor ...

The Fortwo Brabus uses a derivation of the 898cc turbocharged three-cylinder engine found elsewhere in ... ratios lend a little more urgency to the Smart's acceleration. A shame, then, that ...

A Geely electric car at the Shanghai Auto show. China’s search engine Baidu has announced it will partner with carmaker Geely to make smart electric vehicles (EVs). Baidu will provide ...