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Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Re: Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Post by JojoFatsani »

greenthrow wrote: post #4

Yes the range is limited. That's on purpose. It's intended to be a city car, not a freeway cruising road-tripper. We don't all need to be lugging around a 100kWh battery for our typical 30mi of driving per day.

I believe Stellantis is adopting the NACS (aka Tesla Supercharger compatible) plug. That turns this into a more practical car in case of emergency or if you need to make an occasional longer trip.

Everyone shops for the edge case - what if I need to drive from Maine to San Diego, or what if I need to buy three rooms worth of drywall? The answer obviously is just rent an ICE for those rarer occasions. But obviously if you’re a drywaller or a courier, buy something different to begin with.

Re: Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Post by JojoFatsani »

aquaticsunset wrote: post #3
ryandrake wrote: post #2

I remember when it initially debuted and the best thing about it was they were offering a $49/mo lease. Now, I'm a militant "you should own your car, never lease" guy, but even I was tempted. That was just a stupidly ridiculous good deal. Wonder if they'll bring that back too (I won't hold my breath).

If you want a screaming lease deal, check out the Subaru Solterra. It makes me genuinely upset I bought one instead of leased. Love the car, didn't mind the price, but wow these things are at a discount.

Because they are one of the worst vehicles in their class.

Re: Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Post by deevus »

I got to test drive one of these. It's such a fun little car to drive, albeit not that responsive or fast. If you just needed a little runabout it would be perfect for that.

In Australia these cost just under 70K AUD. The interior is very nice, and quite spacious for what it is. There is a lot of leather that looks and feels good.

If I didn't need to occasionally do long distance (150km+) it would have been a contender, but at its asking price, cheaper options like the MG-4 and GWM Ora are much better value.

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Post by Always42 »

deevus wrote: post #13

I got to test drive one of these. It's such a fun little car to drive, albeit not that responsive or fast. If you just needed a little runabout it would be perfect for that. In Australia these cost just under 70K AUD. The interior is very nice, and quite spacious for what it is. There is a lot of leather that looks and feels good. If I didn't need to occasionally do long distance (150km+) it would have been a contend…

70k AUD ~= $47k

Re: Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Post by Phoenix5869 »

saagarjha wrote: post #7
Phoenix5869 wrote: post #5

EDIT: in hindsight, i shouldn’t’ve dismissed this as just “oh it hasn’t got good range” . I will try not to be so dismissive in future. This should be good for an average commute in an urban area. Side note tho, remember when the high end cars had below 100 mile range?

Seems more than reasonable for most people's commute

That’s true, and i’m not saying it isn’t.

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Post by aquaticsunset »

infecto wrote: post #9

I am guessing they are just juicing their EPA stats? That’s why one of the other small manufacturers did it. Was it smart car, fiat or someone else. This juices their mpg to meet requirements.

Compliance car for sure.

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Post by jwells89 »

I’m looking at leasing one of these because I don’t need a whole lot of car, since I don’t commute — mostly I just need a grocery-grabber, and it’s one of the handful of EVs that’s small enough to fit in my somewhat undersized garage while still leaving ample room to move around the car.

We really need more Honda Fit type EVs… think small, cheap, and high utility, but the way things are looking the next several years will continue the endless stream of scarcely distinguishable midrange-and-up SUVs with the odd luxury sedan.

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Post by rasz »

aquaticsunset wrote: post #3
ryandrake wrote: post #2

I remember when it initially debuted and the best thing about it was they were offering a $49/mo lease. Now, I'm a militant "you should own your car, never lease" guy, but even I was tempted. That was just a stupidly ridiculous good deal. Wonder if they'll bring that back too (I won't hold my breath).

If you want a screaming lease deal, check out the Subaru Solterra. It makes me genuinely upset I bought one instead of leased. Love the car, didn't mind the price, but wow these things are at a discount.

Nothing stops you from selling the car and getting another on lease. And how is #300/mo a screaming deal?

Re: Fiat brings back its 500e electric model for 2024, with 149 mile range

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Post by a_vanderbilt »

jwells89 wrote: post #10
a_vanderbilt wrote: post #6

I rewrote this comment because I think the angle I had initially was wrong. While I think it will struggle in the US/Canadian market, in the EU I think it will be popular. It also does have CarPlay, which I was incorrect about. Commenter below was kind enough to point that out.

The 2024 500e comes with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, as noted in this Edmunds review: https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2024-fiat-500e-first-drive-...

I realized this as I was looking up reviews to get second opinions. I stand very much corrected on the CarPlay/AA feature being present!
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