Smart #2 Lists 35.8 kWh and 290 km, but Its Charging Figures Do Not Add Up
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Smart #2 Lists 35.8 kWh and 290 km, but Its Charging Figures Do Not Add Up
The two-seater's Paris release gives a 65 kW peak and a 20-minute 10 to 80% charge. A 35.8 kWh pack cannot do both.
Smart's new #2 two-seater carries a 35.8 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and a target WLTP range of 290 km, according to the release Smart issued for its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show on October 12, 2026. In June the concept was shown with a 35.7 kWh pack and a range of nearly 300 km, CarNewsChina reported, so the pack grew by 0.1 kWh while the range target fell by about 10 km.
The release carries no price. It says pricing, availability and market line-ups will be "communicated locally". Electrek reported a starting price of €19,990 in Germany, France and Italy, with European orders opening the day after the reveal. That figure comes from Electrek alone; the release does not confirm it.
What Smart's release specifies
The #2 sits on the Electric Compact Architecture, with a rear-mounted 60 kW motor producing 130 Nm and driving the rear wheels. The battery is mounted in the floor. Length is 2,746 mm and the turning circle is 6.95 m, curb to curb.
| Item | Smart #2 (European spec) |
|---|---|
| Battery | 35.8 kWh LFP |
| WLTP range target | 290 km |
| WLTP consumption | 13.6 kWh/100 km |
| DC charging | up to 65 kW |
| AC charging | up to 11 kW, 3-phase |
The car is still in EU homologation. Smart says specifications may change and that deliveries follow type approval.
The charging numbers do not reconcile
The release says DC charging peaks at 65 kW and that 10 to 80% takes about 20 minutes under optimal conditions. Take the denominator seriously. Ten to 80% of 35.8 kWh is 25.1 kWh. Delivered in 20 minutes, that is an average of about 75 kW, above the 65 kW peak.
One of three things has to give: the usable capacity is smaller than the 35.8 kWh headline, the peak is higher than 65 kW, or "about 20 minutes" is rounded generously. The release does not say which. This is arithmetic on Smart's own figures, not a measurement.
The consumption figure raises a similar question. At 13.6 kWh/100 km, 290 km needs 39.4 kWh, more than the pack holds. That is consistent with consumption measured at the wall, including charger losses, but the release does not give the basis.
Range against its neighbours
Electrek puts the old Smart EQ Fortwo at 133 km on a 17.6 kWh battery, and gives the Renault Twingo E-Tech, also priced at €19,990 in Germany, 262 km from a 27.5 kWh LFP pack with 50 kW DC charging.
- Smart #2 (target)290 km
- Renault Twingo E-Tech262 km
- Smart EQ Fortwo133 km
Source: Smart release (#2 target); Electrek (EQ Fortwo, Twingo), accessed 2026-10-12
Elsewhere, Mitsubishi's ASX-based VR-E carries a 57 kWh pack, and NIO answers range with battery swaps rather than a bigger battery.
The Twingo has four seats and five doors. The #2 has two seats and a bench. Range per euro favours Smart; seats per euro favour Renault.
Trims and the 999-unit edition
Per Electrek, Germany's four trims run from €19,990 to €25,690. The release names the same four for Europe: Pure, Pure+, Premium and a Couture Edition, limited to 999 units in Europe and 999 in China.
| Trim | Price (Electrek) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pure | €19,990 | 7.4 kW AC charger |
| Pure+ | €20,990 | 11 kW AC, heated driver seat |
| Premium | €24,490 | glass roof, Sennheiser audio |
| Couture Edition | €25,690 | 999 units in Europe |
The release quotes Tong Xiangbei, Global CEO of smart, calling the #2 "a strategic addition to the smart portfolio". Wolfgang Ufer, CEO of Smart Europe, is quoted by Electrek on the car's timing. The Pure trim's single-phase charger is the one detail in the release's footnotes that is garbled, so its charge time is not reported here.
What would settle the charging question is the homologation filing: a published usable-capacity figure would show which of the three explanations holds. Electrek said online ordering follows in the first half of 2027.
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