smart’s electric two-seater was introduced as the all-electric continuation of the fortwo line, first appearing in the 2017 model-year era and then being renamed smart EQ fortwo when smart brought its battery-electric cars under the EQ banner in 2018. Official smart heritage pages place the EQ fortwo within the brand’s 2017-era EQ family, while smart’s legacy fortwo history notes the electric model’s 2018 EQ branding change and the move to a fully electric smart lineup by 2019. ([uk.smart.com](https://uk.smart.com/en/about-us/legacy-cars-fortwo/?utm_source=openai))
The nameplate carried forward the fortwo’s core idea: an ultra-compact, two-seat city car designed around easy urban parking, short-length maneuverability, and a strong emphasis on safety. It was offered in coupé and cabrio body styles, keeping the familiar fortwo formula while marking the final evolution of the model into an all-electric proposition. smart’s heritage material groups it as part of the EQ family, and the company’s own history page says the fortwo is no longer in production. ([uk.smart.com](https://uk.smart.com/en/about-us/legacy-cars-fortwo/?utm_source=openai))
Production of the smart fortwo ended in March 2024 at the Hambach plant, with the final new cars delivered in July 2024. That makes the EQ-era fortwo a single, closed production run rather than a nameplate with separate discontinuation and revival periods. In smart’s brand history, it stands as the last chapter of the original fortwo concept before the company moved on to its next-generation electric lineup and later announced the return of an ultra-compact two-seater concept under the #2 name. ([uk.smart.com](https://uk.smart.com/en/about-us/legacy-cars-fortwo/?utm_source=openai))