All charging information and products for the smart EQ fortwo
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 fortwo.
Find out more about how to charge your smart EQ fortwo: 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 fortwo with up to 4.6 kW of charging power which equals a range of nearly 160 km for the smart EQ fortwo. Charging times for other smart EQ fortwo 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 fortwo 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 fortwo 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 fortwo 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 fortwo 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:
20 km
80 km
80 km
160km (charging with 11kW)
Charging time using standard domestic socket (2,3 kW)⁴:
8 h
8 h
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
The smart EQ fortwo in transition - how he and his charging behavior has changed
Following the cessation of production of the current (third) generation of the smart fortwo electric drive, the fourth series of the agile urban hero is set to appear in 2017. With the introduction of the new generation, smart is making its entire range electric. In addition to this two-seater, the manufacturer also offers a four-seater and a convertible model. As usual, the new smart generation of the smart fortwo electric drive has a battery capacity of 17.6 kWh. The maximum speed of 125 km/h has remained unchanged, while the standard 11 kW on-board charger is a new feature. Just as with the 3.3 kW third-generation on-board charger, there is the option of increasing this to 22 kW. Daimler has also tweaked the driving range: the new model can now cover 160 km as compared with its previous range of 145 km. Factors such as driving style, season and use of the air conditioning system affect the driving range to a considerable extent. You can charge the car using a type 2 plug or it can be charged at 2.3 kW with a mode 2 charging cable via a separately fused domestic socket. For safety reasons, however, you should avoid doing this in the long term, since charging your car from a domestic socket will place the maximum load on the socket for approximately 8 hours. Depending on the on-board charger you have selected, you can use the charging station to charge your smart electric drive not only safely, but also four to eight times more quickly than at a domestic socket.