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On October 28 the Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture Smart has launched the Smart #5 EHD in China, the brand's first hybrid model, with a discounted starting price of 169,900 yuan ($23,930)   On October 28 the Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture Smart rolled out the Smart #5 EHD (Electric Hybrid Drive) SUV in China at an event in Hangzhou , with a discounted starting price of 169,900 yuan ($23,930). The price represents a 20,000 yuan reduction , or 10.53 percent, from the 189,900 yuan pre-sales price announced a month prior. Specifically, Smart offers four variants of its first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, with guide prices starting at 189,900 yuan, 199,900 yuan, 219,900 yuan, and 239,900 yuan.  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, which is 5 mm taller than the BEV variant. It features Smart's proprietary EHD Super Hybrid System PHEV technology , utili...

On September 28, the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely  launched pre-sales for its first plug-in hybrid model : the Smart #5 EHD Super Hybrid. Pre-sales start at 189,900 yuan ($26,674). The launch of the new model marks Smart’s official transition from a pure electric brand to a dual-technology strategy of “pure electric + hybrid”  On September 28 Smart, the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely , opened pre-sales for the Smart #5 EHD in China, joining the ranks of automakers introducing hybrid models with a starting price of 189,900 yuan ($26,674) . This is lower than the starting price of 239,900 yuan ($33,697) for the currently available all-electric Smart #5 . The Smart #5 EHD marks Smart's first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle model, with an official launch expected in October.  The vehicle measures 4,705 mm in length , 1,920 mm in width, and 1,705 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm, which is 5 mm taller than the BEV variant. The o...