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The Fiat Topolino Vilebrequin is a new beach town cruiser that captures the elegance, glamour, and relaxed vibe of the French Riviera. More significantly, the updated EV also heralds Stellantis’ plans to double EV production at its Kenitra Assembly Plant in Morocco. more…

While I wouldn't recommend road tripping a 150-mile EV, there is something to be said about the fact that it's currently possible, even without any planning.

Stellantis is testing battery swapping in Fiat 500e. Other moves in the sector include plans for solid-state battery in Dodge Charger EV. read more

Stellantis, Fiat’s parent company, partnered with battery swap startup Ample to deploy 100 EVs with modular swappable packs.

Nio's Firefly EV arrives in Europe with solid branding and a fun-to-drive chassis. Oh, and it swaps batteries too.

The Tris doesn’t need a conventional EV charger–it can just be plugged into a 220V outlet.

The recently announced hybridized version of the new 500, which is available, in Europe at least, with a manual transmission.

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FIAT has kicked off pre-production of the all-new 500 Hybrid at its historic Mirafiori facility in Turin, marking a major milestone in the lead-up to full-scale production scheduled for November 2025...

Following the weak sales of the new electric 500, Fiat has reengineered the EV to offer a combustion engine and a manual transmission.

Only being able to charge at 6.6 kW is a real pain when you have a short-range EV

The Fiat 500e is one of the cheapest electric vehicles available in the U.S., and it gets even cheaper in its second model year since returning to this market in redesigned form. The 2025 Fiat 500e costs $2,000 less than it did for 2024, bringing its base price down to $30,500 before destination. That makes the two-door hatchback the...

The Fiat 500e is one of the cheapest electric vehicles available in the U.S., and it gets even cheaper in its second model year since returning to this market in redesigned form. The 2025 Fiat 500e costs $2,000 less than it did for 2024, bringing its base price down to $30,500 before destination. That makes the two-door hatchback the...

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Did you know that McLaren recommends replacing the wheel bolts on your 650S every two years? A lithium 12V battery for the same car costs around $2,500, the headlights apparently fall out, the carbon fiber chips and cracks, and some of the paint colors are impossible to match correctly. It seems like there are a bunch… Read more...

You can now lease a Fiat 500e for zero down and zero dollars a month before taxes – or, well, at least some customers can. more…

The Fiat 500e is one of the least expensive electric cars you can buy new, but it’s also a hard sell in a country terrified of density. Then again, the closer something is to being free, the easier it is to sell, so we were particularly interested when we saw a $0 lease offer on a new 500e in Colorado. We tried… Read more...

It’s not a scam, even if it sounds too good to be true.

Sometimes we get lucky in this world when deals that seem too good to be true are actually just good deals. That – I’m fairly certain – is exactly what we’ve got going on at Larry H. Miller Chrysler Dodge Ram Fiat of Denver. As we come to the end of the year, this dealership is offering an almost unbelievable deal on… Read more...

Joint venture received support from the Spanish government, which abstained in the EU’s October vote to impose extra tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

Stellatnis is halting production at its historic Mirafiori plant in Turin from December 2, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The legacy automaker cited poor Fiat 500 EV sales as a reason for its production halt.  “The reason is the continuing uncertainty in sales of electric cars in several European markets, which account for 97% of […] The post Stellantis halts production due to poor Fiat 500 EV sales appeared first on TESLARATI.

Stellantis will suspend production at Italian plant due to weak demand for electric Fiat 500. Stock down 45% as it struggles with EV transition. read more

Cars are often seen as fashion statements, or at least they end up taking on the same role as ones fashion choices do. The vehicles that people own can say a lot about them before any words are exchanged, and the 2025 Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani edition, as the press release states, “is meant to be worn, not driven.”… Read more...

See interior and exterior photos of the special-edition electric Fiat.

EV-swapping vintage cars is a hot topic these days that divides automotive enthusiasts. Of course there are the purists who believe a car should remain unmodified from the day it drove out of the factory, but electric swaps are an absolute boon for people who actually want to drive their old cars in normal everyday… Read more...

The Fiat 500e is small, electric and starts a little under $35,000. It’s also more spacious than the old 500e and comes with significantly more range. Unfortunately for Fiat, there aren’t a lot of places in the U.S. where its small size is an advantage, so it’s a little surprising that Fiat decided to offer it… Read more...

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In a video called "You Say Tomato, We Say Pomodoro," Fiat contrasts the 6,800-pound Cybertruck with the 2,900-pound 500e.

The new Fiat 500e is more spacious than before, offers more features and better refinement, comes with more power and also adds a significantly longer range compared to the first-generation 500e. It’s also one of the least expensive electric vehicles that you can buy new. Unfortunately for Fiat’s sales department,… Read more...

Fiat cut the cost of its 2024 500e lease deal by 35% compared to last month, while Subaru trimmed $50/month from its long-standing zero-down lease deal on the 2024 Solterra Premium. Both EVs now boast average monthly lease costs that undercut nearly every new vehicle lease on the US market, electric or otherwise. more…

We know Stellantis isn’t doing so hot but the automaker’s Fiat brand is doing worse. The brand sells only two vehicles: the 500X crossover — which is on its way out — and the recently reintroduced 500e EV. It turns out that new EV isn’t selling so well. Sales are so poor that Stellantis has an extended production… Read more...

The Fiat 500e isn't selling well. Stellantis paused production of the pint-sized electric car on Sept. 12 noting sluggish demand. Reuters reported on Tuesday that production is not scheduled to resume until Nov. 1. The original production halt was only slated to last four weeks with a restart date set for Oct. 11. Stellantis, Fiat's parent...

Fiat is developing a new hybrid 500 and an upgraded electric 500 to boost output at Mirafiori "Deep difficulties" in European EV market mean the electric city car won't be built for four weeks Stellantis has extended the production pause of the Fiat 500e, due to continued low EV demand. Originally pencilled to last a month to October 13, the pause will now end on November 1. This slump in demand has left the European electric car market "in deep trouble”, Stellantis told trade unions. The brand previously said the slump in sales is “linked to the deep difficulties experienced in the European [EV] market by all producers”. Fiat parent firm Stellantis said in a statement that the slump in sales is “linked to the deep difficulties experienced in the

Despite the temporary production halt in output, Stellantis reiterated plans to invest $111 million to build a high-performance battery variant of the Fiat 500e.

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It’s no Ferrari, but owning a sporty little Fiat 500e is about as close to putting a cavallino rampante in the garage as most of us will ever get. And if we act soon, we could do just that for 30% less money than before. more…

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, a major investor of EV maker Leapmotor, said the best way to compete is to ‘try to be Chinese ourselves’.

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The 500e, which was finally launched in the United States earlier this year, has experienced poor demand in Europe and will not be built for four weeks.

Fiat is developing a new hybrid 500 and an upgraded electric 500 to boost output at Mirafiori "Deep difficulties" in European EV market mean the electric city car won't be built for four weeks Production of the Fiat 500e will be paused for a month from 13 September, due to low demand. Fiat parent firm Stellantis said in a statement that the slump in sales is “linked to the deep difficulties experienced in the European [EV] market by all producers”. According to figures from Jato Dynamics, Fiat sold 74,885 examples of the 500 (in both petrol and electric forms) across Europe between January and the end of July, 24% fewer than it had over the same period last year. Meanwhile, EVs’ market share in Europe fell to 13.5%, down from 14.6% in July 2023. “The

The phenomenally efficient Fiat 500e is enjoyable to drive.

Fiat’s new bargain-priced Grande Panda EV, recently released in Europe and potentially headed to the U.S. market, has a new feature for electric vehicles that just makes too much sense. Instead of relying on a separate cable to juice up your car, one that you probably leave plugged into the socket in your garage… Read more...

Starting with the Grande Panda, a 7.4kW slow-charger will be integrated into each Fiat's fascia Fiat will integrate charging cables into the bodywork of its next generation EVs, beginning with the new Grande Panda next year.  In that car, it will be stored behind a panel on the EV’s front fascia, featuring a sprung cable in what Fiat describes as its novel way of “reinventing” charging. Integrating retractable cables into a car’s bodywork could play an important role in boosting the perceived user-friendliness of EVs, Carlos Tavares, CEO of Fiat parent Stellantis, said: “We are coming up with a solution not to put the charging cable in the mud.  “You have these fantastic cars – full of technology, great materials, nice trims – and the first thing you

Filed under: Green,Fiat,Electric,Road Tests Continue reading 14 thoughts about the 2024 Fiat 500e, one pink, the other an Italian tomato 14 thoughts about the 2024 Fiat 500e, one pink, the other an Italian tomato originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

New 500 Ibrida will use adapted version of 500e's platform; move secures combustion model's future Fiat’s decision to create a new petrol-engined 500 was driven by older drivers shunning electric cars, boss Olivier François has said. Last month, the Italian brand confirmed the new 500 Ibrida will arrive by early 2026, securing a long-term future for its big-selling ICE city car.  The 500 Ibrida will be based, unusually, on a modified version of the 500e's EV platform. This means it will comply with the EU’s upcoming General Safety Regulations 2 – something the current 500, which is based on a 20-year-old platform, falls foul of. However, the key reason for the decision came after European buyers “turned their back on the sustainable

Fiat says the Grande Panda is under consideration for global markets, including North America.

Fiat is looking to make a comeback. As part of a global brand revamp, Fiat unveiled its new Grande Panda EV this week. The retro Fiat Grande Panda is expected to start at under $28,500 (£22,000) and could be coming to the US. more…

Fiat is looking to make a comeback. As part of a global brand revamp, Fiat unveiled its new Grande Panda EV this week. The retro Fiat Grande Panda is expected to start at under $28,500 (£22,000) and could be coming to the US. more…

Production version of Fiat SUV concept will arrive in the next few years... Two new C-segment cars – a roomy family SUV and a rakish compact crossover – will arrive in 2025 and 2026 Fiat will launch a Nissan Qashqai-rivalling SUV and a Toyota Rav4-like rakish compact crossover as part of a push towards a new affordable line-up of models. They will follow the recently revealed Fiat Grande Panda supermini and sit alongside the 500 and 600 as the Italian brand targets a more diverse spread of segments globally. Revealed as concept cars during Fiat’s 125th anniversary celebrations, the pair, which are currently known simply as the SUV and the Fastback, will arrive in 2025 and 2026 – although Fiat hasn’t confirmed in which order. This follows its pledge to launch a

New Grande Panda is a retro, rugged supermini; will also be sold with a hybrid powertrain The upcoming fourth-generation Fiat Panda will be one of the cheapest electric cars on the market when it arrives next year, Fiat has confirmed. Called the Grande Panda to reflect a footprint that is larger than that of its predecessor, the new hatchback, which is closely related to the recently launched Citroën C3 and with which it shares Stellantis’s value-minded Smart Car platform, will be priced from “less than £22,000”. This means the electric Panda will likely match the £21,990 starting price of its Citroen e-C3 sibling undercutting all but the £14,999 Dacia Spring and £8945 Citroen Ami. At launch, the Panda will be offered with a set-up comprising a 44kWh

Production version of Fiat SUV concept will arrive in the next few years... Two all-new cars – a roomy family SUV and a rakish compact crossover – will arrive in 2025 and 2026 Fiat will launch a Dacia Duster-rivalling SUV and a Ford Puma-like rakish compact crossover as part of a push towards a new affordable line-up of models. They will follow the recently revealed Fiat Grande Panda supermini and sit alongside the 500 and 600 as the Italian brand targets a more diverse spread of segments globally. Revealed as concept cars during Fiat’s 125th anniversary celebrations, the pair, which are currently known simply as the SUV and the Fastback, will arrive in 2025 and 2026 – although Fiat hasn’t confirmed in which order. This follows its pledge to launch a new car

The iconic Fiat Panda is getting a funky new design and electric upgrade as part of the brand’s new global line-up. The Fiat Grande Panda EV fuses “Italian personality” with a retro new style. Check out the first images below. more…

The new Grande Panda will rival Dacia Sandero and Jeep Avenger New Grande Panda is a retro, rugged supermini that's tipped for a £15k start price The all-new, fourth-generation Fiat Panda has been revealed as a retro, rugged urban family car with a totally new look and the option of electric power. Called the Grande Panda to reflect a footprint that is larger than that of its predecessor (see separate story), the new hatchback is closely related to the recently launched Citroën C3, with which it shares Stellantis’s value-minded Smart Car platform. Originally engineered for developing markets, that platform has been adapted for global models and can accommodate both internal combustion and battery powertrains. The Grande Panda will offer

The redesigned Fiat 500e electric car launched in 2020 is among the most popular EVs in Europe, with its sales in the region last year topping 65,000 units. The previous-generation 500 powered by a gas engine remains on sale, and managed more than 104,000 sales in Europe over the same period, but the car will be phased out in the region next month...

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Filed under: Green,Fiat,Hatchback,Electric,Hybrid Continue reading Fiat sees demand for new hybrid 500e small car of 100,000-110,000 units a year Fiat sees demand for new hybrid 500e small car of 100,000-110,000 units a year originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

If you hadn’t realized, the 2024 Fiat 500e is already arriving at dealers here in the United States, with the first ones all being painted bright red. Keeping in the brands plans to release special editions like shoe drops, the brand has “dropped” a new special edition. The latest 500e is called the Fiat 500e Inspired… Read more...

Despite Fiat's big talk about distinct personalities with each "Inspired by" model, the newest 500e is more of the same, and we're bummed about it.

New Fiat 500 Ibrida will likely be based on the electric Fiat 500e Petrol-engined city car will finally enter a new generation after 18 years; set to be based on electric 500e Fiat has confirmed that it will launch a new hybrid 500 in 2026, securing a long-term future for its big-selling petrol-engined city car. The new 500 Ibrida will arrive by early 2026, Fiat said in a statement, meaning it will arrive 18 years after the current petrol 500.  Production will move from Tychy in Poland to the Mirafiori plant in Italy that currently builds the electric Fiat 500e. The 500 Ibrida will be powered by the same Firefly 1.0-litre mild-hybrid three-cylinder petrol engine as the existing 500 and the related Fiat

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The Fiat 500e is more than $100 more per month to lease than a Tesla Model 3.

Filed under: Green,Fiat,Jeep,Coupe,Electric Continue reading Stellantis to introduce hybrid versions of Fiat 500e EV, Jeep Compass Stellantis to introduce hybrid versions of Fiat 500e EV, Jeep Compass originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 11:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Italy's strict laws prohibiting the branding of non-Italian made goods, and this tiny sticker held up more than 130 cars at port.

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To help sell Americans on its tiny 500e EV, Fiat is using director Spike Lee and actor Giancarlo Esposito to promote the car's Italian heritage.

The rating shows a 5% range loss with the switch from summer to all-season tires.

The 2024 Fiat 500e may not be the longest-range EV, but it is relatively fun -- despite its slightly weird driving quirks.

The spot is largely unscripted, Stellantis said, which allows the chemistry and friendship of Lee and Esposito to shine.

Do EVs need a breakthrough in battery energy density before they make environmental sense? And which luxury EV is bringing back the appearance of an internal combustion grille? Will fake tailpipes come next? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 12, 2024. In a first drive...

The Fiat 500e is back, and we drove it in its element. Rimac is working on battery cells for future BMW EVs. And official Ford F-150 Lightning prices are heading back downward. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Fiat 500e electric car, Green Car Reports found that this fashion accessory and short-range EV...

Fiat is positioning the electric 500e as a city car meant for quick trips, but persuading Americans to buy a small EV could be a challenge.

It fits a niche, but it won't suit everyone's needs.

Filed under: Green,Fiat,First Drives,Coupe,Economy Cars,Electric You're not going to find a more charming electric city car than this oneContinue reading 2024 Fiat 500e First Drive Review: Reborn EV packs style, plays music out its bumper 2024 Fiat 500e First Drive Review: Reborn EV packs style, plays music out its bumper originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

The 2024 Fiat 500e is a small electric three-door hatchback that looks remarkably similar to the previous Fiat 500, sold in the U.S. from the 2012 through 2019 model years. This one’s offered only as a battery-electric vehicle (hence the “e”), at least for the moment. But Fiat plans to market it as a fashion accessory as much as...

The 500e drives nicely, but Fiat's asking a lot of money for a car that can only go 149 miles on a charge.

2024 Fiat 500e exterior and interior photos.

In its role as an urban commuter or as a complement to a larger SUV, the 500e hits its mark with solid dynamics and a panoply of standard equipment.

Even by electric vehicle standards, the original Fiat 500e wasn’t exactly a huge success. The Italian EV was mostly available in California, and sales peaked in 2015 with 6,194 units dropping to 2,250 by 2018. Former CEO Sergio Marchionne also famously claimed the company lost $14,000 on every 500e sold, which meant… Read more...

We'll be testing the pint-sized EV on the streets of Miami.

Filed under: Green,Fiat,Future Vehicles,Hybrid Continue reading Stellantis could turn the Fiat 500e into a gasser in Europe Stellantis could turn the Fiat 500e into a gasser in Europe originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

The same EU cybersecurity laws that killed the Porsche Macan will reportedly retire the previous-gen gas-powered 500.

Putting batteries in a Cinquecento made it 400kg heavier With the new electric Panda coming soon, we look back at the 'Elettra' Panda and Cinquecento “The electric car’s problem is the battery, and that’s why I think it will be difficult for it to be an alternative to the combustion engine. It may be that soon the industry can produce a battery with more power and a greater range. But I think electric cars will always be limited to use in towns. “Electric cars may be a specific solution in a specific area, but they won’t solve the ecology problem at a global level, because you have to generate power for their batteries.” No, not another sceptical letter from an Autocar reader in 2024 but quotes from Fiat R&D boss Giancarlo