Believe it or not, the tiny Fiat 500 is returning to North America for 2024, this time exclusively as an electric car. Base models feature a 42kWh battery, a 118-horsepower motor and an estimated range of 240 km. Fiat could later add a sporty Abarth model producing 153 horsepower but traveling no more than 200 km on a full battery charge. Rivals include the MINI Cooper SE, Mazda MX-30 and Nissan LEAF.
We test a lot of different vehicles here at The Car Guide , and a funny thing happened a couple of weeks ago: two members of our staff simultaneously found themselves driving a pair of EVs that are complete opposites. One was the Fiat 500e , an Italian city car …
Fiat has been on life support for a number of years, at least in North America where sales are marginal. A mere 46 units were sold in all of Canada last year, 54 the year before and 79 two years ago. Today, only 38 Stellantis dealers still carry the Fiat …
You may have heard that Stellantis has just pushed back the launch of the Ram 1500 REV and Ramcharger to 2025, but if you don’t need a large, electrified pickup, perhaps you’d be interested in one of the two new vehicles the automaker is introducing this week at the Los …
Carmaker Stellantis said Thursday it would halt production of the electric Fiat 500e in Italy due to weak demand, a move that comes as EV sales have slowed in Europe and abroad. Growth in electric vehicles has stalled in many European countries, in part due to expiration of government incentives.
Stellantis has just announced a recall on more than 340,000 vehicles in North America, including 8,387 in Canada, due to a problem with the driver’s front airbag. In some cases, the connector for the driver's seat belt buckle sensor could fail and cause the airbag to deploy with too much …
With sales of the all-electric Fiat 500e slowing down considerably, Stellantis this week confirmed that a hybrid variant will also be built at its Mirafiori plant in Italy. Production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2026. As Reuters reports, the announcement came after CEO Carlos Tavares met …
Following its official introduction last December, the new 2024 Fiat 500e becomes the cheapest electric vehicle in Canada and many city-dwellers are sure to fall in love with it. Or so we think. Maybe to prove a point, the company chose Valentine’s Day to open its online reservation system at …
Car manufacturer Stellantis said Thursday it will test a system to swap batteries in a fleet of electric cars in Madrid next year. The test using technology from California startup Ample will allow users of a car sharing fleet of Fiat 500e subcompacts in the Spanish capital to switch out …
The all-new 2024 Fiat 500e made its official debut today, a few weeks before landing in Quebec and B.C. showrooms as a cheap new option for those looking to make the switch to electric vehicles. It will take the torch from the extremely low-selling 500X crossover, which is not returning …
Announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, the return of the Fiat 500 in North America—scheduled for 2024 in electric configuration only—is reaffirmed this week at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas with a live and virtual presence. First, visitors can find the new Fiat 500e in …
2017 Fiat 124 Spider Revealed in L.A. Yet another classic nameplate has been revived, and this time, it’s on a new roadster that will turn up in Fiat studios in the summer of 2016. More on http://www.guideautoweb.com/en/articles/36189/ …
With the 500L, Fiat tried to take the styling cues that made its 500 such a success, and adapt them to a car that can fit 5 peoples and their luggage. The result might not be everybody's cup of tea, but it has the merit of being different. More on …