<div id="readability-page-1"><blockquote><ul><li>The launch of the Smart #5 EHD marks the brand's shift from offering only pure electric cars to also developing hybrid models.</li><li>The Smart #5 EHD measures 4,705 mm in length and offers a battery range of up to 252 kilometers.</li></ul></blockquote><figure id="attachment_119462"><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn-asia.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025102902550766.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1200" height="693" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn-asia.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025102902550766.jpg"/><figcaption id="caption-attachment-119462">(Image credit: Smart)</figcaption></figure>The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture Smart has launched the Smart #5 EHD in China, the brand's first hybrid model.Smart officially rolled out the Smart #5 EHD SUV (sport utility vehicle) at an event in Hangzhou yesterday, with a discounted starting price of RMB 169,900 ($23,930).The price represents a RMB 20,000 reduction, or 10.53 percent, from the RMB 189,900 pre-sales price announced a month prior. <div> Join us on Telegram or Google News </div>Specifically, Smart offers four variants of this plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), with guide prices starting at RMB 189,900, RMB 199,900, RMB 219,900, and RMB 239,900.The company is offering a limited-time RMB 20,000 discount on the Smart #5 EHD, bringing the effective starting price down to RMB 169,900.The Smart #5 EHD is Smart's first PHEV model, measuring 4,705 mm in length, 1,920 mm in width, and 1,705 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm.It features Smart's proprietary EHD Super Hybrid System PHEV technology, utilizing Geely's Leishen Hybrid 2.0 platform.The powertrain combines a 1.5L engine producing 120 kW with a front-mounted electric motor delivering 200 kW.The Smart #5 EHD can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in either 7.2 seconds or 6.9 seconds.<img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn-asia.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025102902551031.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1200" height="691" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn-asia.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025102902551031.jpg"/>It offers 20-kWh and 41.46-kWh battery pack options, delivering CLTC battery ranges of 120 km and 252 km respectively. With a full tank and fully charged battery, its combined range reaches 1,483 km and 1,615 km.The Smart #5 EHD features the Pilot Assist smart driving assistance system, equipped with dual Nvidia Drive Orin X smart driving chips and a LiDAR sensor.The model supports features including navigation-based pilot assist independent of high-definition maps and memory parking.Launched in 1998, the Smart brand targets the premium compact vehicle market, designed by Mercedes-Benz as a solution for urban mobility in megacities.On January 8, 2020, Mercedes-Benz and Geely established a new joint venture under the Smart brand, headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang, to advance their electric vehicle transformation.Currently, Mercedes-Benz designers design Smart vehicles, while Geely handles their engineering.Beyond the Smart #5, the company currently sells the Smart #1 and Smart #3 models in China.In early September, Smart announced plans to launch the two-seat Smart #2 mini EV next year as the successor to its ForTwo model.($1 = RMB 7.0993) <div> <div> </div> <div> Smart to launch 2-seat #2 mini EV for China and overseas markets, debut set for 2026 The all-new Smart #2 will be produced in China and launched in China, Europe, and other overseas markets. </div> </div> </div>

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Smart has launched its first hybrid model, the Smart #5 EHD, in China, marking a shift from solely electric vehicles to hybrid offerings. The SUV, measuring 4,705 mm, features a starting price of RMB 169,900 after a limited-time discount. It includes a 1.5L engine and an electric motor, with battery options providing ranges of 120 km and 252 km. The model is equipped with advanced driving assistance technology and is part of a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, aimed at enhancing urban mobility.

- The Smart #5 EHD, launched in China, is the brand's first hybrid model, marking a shift from pure electric vehicles to hybrids.  
- It features a length of 4,705 mm, a battery range of up to 252 kilometers, and a starting price of RMB 169,900 after a discount.  
- The vehicle is equipped with advanced technology, including Smart's EHD Super Hybrid System and Pilot Assist, and aims to enhance urban mobility.

Smart launches #5 EHD, joining China's hybrid SUV race