Since the official launch of the Smart Fortwo in October 1998, the little company within Daimler has never made a profit. Far from it. Not for lack of trying, certainly. Many of us know well the story ...

Smart has been an interesting experiment in urban mobility. On paper, these tiny runabouts are an ideal transportation option for residents of densely packed megalopolises around the world. But ...

If you were to gaze upon the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive and ponder what you might add to sort of, you know, set it off a bit, you probably wouldn’t consider adding a pair of wings. That’s because you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Morris covers the rapidly growing world of electric vehicles. Smart used to be an automaker with a niche: small city cars.

Upscaled smart makes for a characterful family EV ...

Henry Ford II once grumbled that making small cars meant small profits. Mercedes-Benz would have loved the Deuce to have been right about that. Its Smart small car brand proved nothing but a ...