FIAT News
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The Fiat 500e charges quickly at home and its minicar dimensions mean easy urban parking—but don't count on its 149-mile range for highway road trips.
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Fiat shows 600e and tiny Topolino for Europe, 500e EV still US-bound
Fiat aims to bring the 500e to the U.S. market in early 2024, but there aren't plans to sell the smaller and larger EVs it revealed Wednesday.
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Why Fiat is bringing back the 500e EV it once asked Americans not to buy
The 500e this time will let Stellantis experiment with how it sells EVs ahead of higher-stakes models like Jeep EVs and a Dodge electric muscle car.
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Fiat Ducato Electric debuts in Europe, first electric commercial van from brand
Fiat is entering the electric commercial vehicle market with the Ducato Electric, a vehicle related to the U.S. Ram ProMaster.
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2020 Tesla Model Y, Mazda rotary, wider VW electric plans: The Week in Reverse
Which two companies announced expanded lines of plug-in hybrids this week? What big decision did Tesla take back? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 15, 2019. The big news this week was Tesla's unveiling of its...
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Next Fiat 500 to arrive in 2020 only as electric car, executive confirms
Are you ready for a new generation of the Fiat 500e electric car? At the pace of the auto industry, and its five or six year cycles, it’s overdue. And from a report released last week, it could arrive around this time next year. Last week Fiat revealed an all-electric Concept Centoventi...
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Which new electric car may be able to recharge 240 miles in less than five minutes? What is the bestselling electric car in the world, and what milestone did it pass this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 8, 2019. The press preview for the Geneva auto show was held in Switzerland on Tuesday and Wednesday, and with strict new emissions rules taking effect across Europe, it brought enough news in the plug-in car world to mostly fill out our week. The big news, perhaps predictably, came from European...
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BMW X3 plug-in, 400,000 Leafs, Audi e-tron Sportback, Fiat EV: Today's Car News
BMW and Audi are rounding out their lineups with new plug-in and electric SUVs. Customizable Fiat Centoventi concept could show a replacement for the 500e. And the Nissan Leaf retains its global EV sales lead with 400,000 cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. BMW announced that it will sell...
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Fiat Concept Centoventi electric car opens Mopar toolbox, looks beyond 500e
Fiat is 120 years old, and for the Geneva Motor Show the Italian automaker is presenting an electric concept car that celebrates the brand’s “democratic mobility” charge while providing a glimpse of what that idea could mean in the future. The carmaker started with a...
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2018 Fiat 500e preview
When the Fiat 500e electric minicar launched in 2013, its range was rated at 87 miles, but its most distinctive feature was its wickedly fun-to-drive character. Six years later, the fun driving remains the same—and the range has fallen slightly to 84 miles, based on changes to EPA test...
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How to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four times
Most shoppers seem to view visiting a franchised auto dealer to negotiate the purchase or lease of a new car with a distinct lack of enthusiasm. In fact, as electric-car driver Douglas Kerr notes, the process is often compared to having a cavity filled. Kerr has now leased or bought four separate...
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Used Fiat 500e electric cars outside California: is service an issue for buyers?
So you've always wanted to drive a battery-electric car, but you're a frugal and sensible shopper who's noticed that prices of used electric cars are remarkably low. And you always through the Fiat 500 was kind of interesting; the idea of a tiny three-door all-electric hatchback appealed to you...
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When we published an article on one owner's experience using his Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car to compete in a local autocross, it contained a comment that riled up our reader Doug Kerr. That comment—"Outside of one high-performance electric vehicle, casual electric cars are hardly the racer’s choice"—prompted Kerr to take the family's Fiat 500e to the nearest autocross, driven by his daughter Andrea. What follows are Kerr's words, lightly edited by Green Car Reports for clarity and style. DON'T MISS: Chevy Bolt EV electric car does many things: autocrossing is one I talked...
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French target Renault, Brits query Fiat, over diesel emissions
The past week has not been a particularly pleasant one for advocates of diesel cars. Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to criminal counts related to its diesel-emissions cheating and pay $4.3 billion in fines, while U.S. prosecutors arrested one of the company's executives and indicted five more...
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Deal of the year? Used Fiat 500e electric cars at $6,500?
It's well known by now that the used-car prices of low-range electric cars are low. Any 2011 through 2016 electric car not made by Tesla is likely to be cheap on a used-car lot due to worries about battery degradation and its effect on range. Used Nissan Leafs, for instance, can often be found for...
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Fiat to slash prices on aging small car lines: report
Fiat will reportedly slash prices on certain 500 models.
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CA dealer offers Fiat 500e electric car at $49 a month, $0 down in Black Friday weekend deal
While Fiat Chrysler Automobiles refuses to say how many electric Fiat 500e cars it's sold over the past several years, there are likely more than many people think. We know the number is at least 7,000 from recall notices, for instance. And FCA is continuing with aggressive efforts to sell the...
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Fiat 500e electric cars recalled to fix software glitch: more than 16,000 affected
Fiat 500e electric cars from model years 2013 through 2016 are being recalled because they may shut down while driving.
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Oh, those dastardly electric cars. Their siren-like allure tempts otherwise innocent drivers to abandon their life-long infatuations with ultimate German driving machines and other fine automotive specimens that deliver driving pleasure via explosions of vaporized hydrocarbons thousands of times a minute. Where will this madness end? DON'T MISS: One Man's Fiat 500e Electric Car Might Get Him To Sell His BMW Not, it appears, with Southern California marketing executive Chris Baccus. Four months ago, we noted his a blog post he wrote mulling the idea that the driving fun of his new Fiat 500e...
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2016 Fiat 500 Updates Include Uconnect Touchscreen, Styling Tweaks
The 2016 Fiat 500 will make its public debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Fiat 500e Electric Car Software Issue Leads To Fourth Recall
The Fiat 500e electric car is recalled for the fourth time.
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One Man's Fiat 500e Electric Car Might Get Him To Sell His BMW
It's been said before, but the only way to understand why electric cars are a better way to drive is to drive one. The shorthand for that rule is "getting butts in seats." That's the process of putting inexperienced drivers behind the wheel of modern plug-in vehicles to let them experience the...
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2016 Fiat 500X AWD: Quick Drive Report
The 2016 Fiat 500X drives more like a tall car than a shrunken SUV.
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Third Recall For Fiat 500e: 5,600 Electric Cars To Be Checked For Software Fault
Roughly 5,600 Fiat 500e electric cars will be recalled by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to fix a potential software problem with the cars' Limp Home mode. In a notice issued Saturday, the company said that, "incompatible software between Electric Vehicle Control Unit and Battery Pack Control Module may...
John Voelcker