All charging information and products for the smart EQ forfour
Fully charged in just 4 hours? Being on the road and able to charge? Everything is possible - with a charging station that perfectly suits you and your smart EQ forfour.
Find out more about how to charge your smart EQ forfour: What influences the charging time of your smart EQ fortwo, how to best charge it at home and on the road, why you should not charge at a domestic power socket but at a charging station especially designed for electric cars and how much it costs to install a charging station.
It only takes around 4 hours to fully charge the smart EQ forfour with up to 4.6 kW of charging power which equals a range of nearly 150 km for the smart EQ forfour. Charging times for other smart EQ forfour models are listed in the technical data below.
Type 2 plug
Charging is performed using a Type 2-plug. Make sure you select a charging station with integrated charging cable or a compatible mode 3 charging cable.
You don’t believe us? Just grab the charging cable from your charging station, plug it into your electric car and your smart EQ forfour is set to charge. It is as easy as it sounds. No delay while charging, no time loss searching for a compatible charging station.
Charge fast – Plug in your electric car and get going only a few hours later
Charge comfortably – Only a flick of your wrist and your smart EQ forfour is already charging
Charge intelligently – e.g. integrate your charging station into your Smart Home System
Charge with quality – All the manufacturers are tested and only the best ones are offered by us
Domestic sockets are available everywhere. Equipped with a mobile charging stations and suitable adapters you can charge your smart EQ forfour at every domestic or industrial socket available.
Charge fast - Plug in your electric car and get going only a few hours later
Charge flexible – every plug becomes a charging point, forget about range anxiety
Charge in all weathers – no matter if it rains or snows
Charge with quality - All the manufacturers are tested and only the best ones are offered by us
3 Factors that influence your electric car's charging time
Your electric car’s charging device (on-board charger), legal requirements and the charging power of your domestic installation all determine how quickly your smart EQ forfour is recharged at the charging station. Legal restrictions for single-phase charging at home: Germany: up to 4.6 kW of charging power; Austria and Switzerland: up to 3.7 kW of charging power.
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Range after one hour of charging⁴ via max. capacity⁴:
80 km
160km (when charging with 11kW)
Charging time using standard domestic socket (2,3 kW)⁴:
8 h
8 h
¹ Source: Daimler AG ² Energy consumption based on ECE R101 energy consumption test (combined) ³ Approximate NEFZ distance, in accordance with regulation ECE101 ⁴ Charging times are rounded reference values based on the assumption that the charging is not performed in a linear fashion ⁵ In Germany, charging is only permitted with special permission from the network operator