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smart #1 launches in Thailand at ฿1,449,000

smart #1

One version, at ฿1,449,000, ฿570,000 above the median price of the 38 compact electric SUVs on sale on launch day.

List price
฿1,449,000
Class median price
฿879,000of the 38 compact electric SUVs on sale

Prices at launch

List prices on 20 October 2026, before any discount or offer on top.

Launch source: headlightmag.com

Specs at launch

Battery
66kWh
Range · WLTP
440km
DC fast charging
150kW
0–100 km/h
6.7s
Seats
5

Where it stood in its class

Each mark is one of the 38 compact electric SUVs on sale on launch day: entry price, and the best figure across versions.

  • Entry price฿1,449,00026th cheapest of 38median ฿879,000
  • Range440 kmWLTP15th longest of 34median 432 km
  • DC charging150 kWJoint 10th fastest of 38median 115 kW
  • 0–100 km/h6.7 s18th quickest of 37median 6.9 s
  • Battery66 kWhJoint 21st largest of 38median 66.5 kWh

Head to head

Its cheapest launch version against the entry versions of the 3 class rivals priced nearest it, on sale on launch day. The best figure on each row is lit; a dash means evchu has no figure.

smart #1PremiumKia EV5Earth Long Range FWDsmart #3PremiumVolvo EX30Core Single Motor Extended Range
Price
฿1,449,000฿1,349,000best on this row: lowest฿1,549,000฿1,590,000
Range · WLTP
440 km540 kmbest on this row: longest455 km480 km
Battery
66 kWh88.1 kWhbest on this row: largest66 kWh69 kWh
DC charging
150 kW141 kW150 kW153 kWbest on this row: fastest
0–100 km/h
6.7 s8.9 s5.8 s5.3 sbest on this row: quickest
Seats
5 seats5 seats5 seats5 seats
Price per km of range
฿3,293/km฿2,498/kmbest on this row: lowest฿3,404/km฿3,313/km

Price per km of range, in its class

median ฿2,484/km
฿3,293/km23rd lowest of 34

Price over WLTP range. Each mark is one of the 34 compact electric SUVs on sale on launch day whose entry version has both figures and a confirmed list price; lowest on the right.

Who led its class

Most registered compact electric SUVs, July 2026

The latest month with registrations by model before launch day: 3 months before it.

In July 2026, the Jaecoo J5 EV led the 12 compact electric SUVs in Autolife Thailand's top 30 of EV registrations, with 2,136 registered.

  1. 01Jaecoo J5 EV2,136 registered
  2. 02GWM Ora 5 EV1,399 registered
  3. 03MGS5 EV1,295 registered
  4. 04Deepal S051,258 registered
  5. 05Chery V23764 registered

Source: Autolife Thailand's monthly top 30 of EV registrations, matched to evchu's catalogue and ranked within the class; a car outside that table is not counted.

smart launched 2 more cars that day

In the press

1 article from 1 outlet between 10 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026. Headlines link to the outlet; nothing is republished here.

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Written by evchu from its own catalogue. Prices, specs and the class comparison are as they stood on launch day.

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