The  pure electric smart fortwo ed was launched for sales in China at the Auto Guangzhou show in November. With its introduction, Mercedes-Benz became the first European manufacturer to import an electric vehicle to China. To ensure safer and quicker charging, the smart ed will be charged through a “wallbox” specially designed by KEBA, the global charging partner for smart ed. Mercedes-Benz has chosen two reliable partners for the wallbox, Beijing Huashang Sanyou and EVBuy in Shanghai. The smart ed only consumes 14.5 kW/h per hundred kilometers, costing about CNY7. Maintenance costs are also much lower than those for a conventional car. A smart ed only cost CNY500 per 10,000 km of driving. The car is priced at CNY235,000, and the wallbox at CNY8,800. After only four years on sale in China, the smart has been a big success. China now ranks third in smart’s global business.