The 2024 Fiat 500e.
Stellantis
DETROIT — Stellantis is resurrecting the all-electric Fiat 500e for the U.S. market, as the automaker begins to launch electrical automobiles domestically to satisfy tightening gas financial system laws.
The small metropolis automobile is anticipated to first go on sale as a particular version “(500e)RED” mannequin early subsequent 12 months, starting at $34,095, Stellantis mentioned Tuesday. It’s not instantly clear whether or not the automobile will qualify for any federal EV subsidies or tax credit beneath the Inflation Reduction Act outside of leasing.
The 500e can be the first all-electric automobile supplied in the U.S. by Stellantis since the firm shaped in 2021. The automaker, born out of a merger between Fiat Chrysler and the French PSA Group, at present affords a handful of plug-in hybrid EVs, with a number of further all-electric fashions deliberate in the coming years.
At simply over 3,000 kilos, Stellantis says the 500e is anticipated to be the lightest all-electric automobile in the section. However, it is also anticipated to supply decrease vary and energy in comparison with many different EVs on sale right this moment.
The automobile, which can be imported from Italy, options 162 foot kilos of torque, an estimated 149 miles of vary and 0 mph to 60 mph time of 8.5 seconds. That efficiency is best than some EVs however nonetheless far decrease than the the less-expensive Chevrolet Bolt with 259 miles of vary on a single cost and 266 foot kilos of torque, for instance.
The electrical Fiat 500e in addition to gas-powered fashions of the automobile have been beforehand constructed at a manufacturing facility in Mexico by Fiat Chrysler. Before the automobile was discontinued in 2019, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne infamously instructed prospects to not purchase the 500e as a result of “each time I promote one, it costs me $14,000.”
The RED mannequin is a collaboration between Stellantis, the firm (RED) — a charity cofounded in 2006 by U2 frontman Bono to combat AIDS — and the ONE Campaign, a nonprofit targeted on eradicating poverty and preventable illnesses.
A Fiat spokesman mentioned further 500e fashions can be out there at Fiat dealerships in the future.
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