Unveiled in 2020, and introduced for the American market in 2023, the electrical Fiat 500e is headed to our shores. The primary American-spec examples of the pocket-sized, retro-styled hatchback have rolled off the Mirafiori Meeting Plant positioned close to the guts of Turin, Italy.
At launch, the 500e vary will embrace a single trim known as (RED) Version. It stands out with red-painted door mirror caps, LED headlights, 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, and a purple dashboard. Whereas it is out there in purple, in fact, consumers may also select Tuxedo Black and Glacier White. It is cheap to imagine different trim ranges will be a part of the vary later within the manufacturing run, however Fiat hasn’t revealed its future plans but.
Though we’ve not pushed the American-market 500e but, we took a spin in a European-spec mannequin in 2023 and walked away impressed with the inside. It feels a lot nicer general than the last-generation 500 (which retired from the American market in 2019 however stays out there new in Europe), and it is filled with enjoyable little design particulars such because the Turin skyline etched into the wi-fi charging pad’s mat.
Energy for the 500e comes from a front-mounted electrical motor linked to a 42-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. The motor sends 118 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque to the entrance wheels, and the battery holds sufficient electrical energy to ship as much as 149 miles of driving vary. That is not a lot, however Fiat notes the 500e was developed for city consumers and says the mannequin can cost to 80% in 35 minutes. Alternatively, a full cost takes 4 hours and quarter-hour when utilizing a Stage 2 charger; that is a bonus of utilizing a small battery.
The primary examples of the 2024 Fiat 500e are scheduled to achieve our shores by the top of the primary quarter of 2024, and the primary batch of dealer-allocated vehicles offered out in lower than every week, although a selected quantity hasn’t been revealed. Pricing begins at $34,095 together with a $1,595 vacation spot cost and excluding incentives. Each 500e will include a Stage 2 charger or charging credit at public stations.