Fiat Launches $13,995 Topolino EV in US as Brand Chases Buyers With 46-Mile Microcar
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Updated · Business Insider · Jul 8
Fiat Launches $13,995 Topolino EV in US as Brand Chases Buyers With 46-Mile Microcar
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jul 8
Summary
$13,995 gets U.S. buyers Fiat’s two-seat Topolino EV, though the launch version is limited to private property and tops out at 19 mph.
A free conversion kit due this fall would raise top speed to 25 mph and make the roughly 1,000-pound microcar street-legal as a low-speed vehicle, with an estimated 46 miles of range.
Fiat is testing a rare low-price niche in a market where the average new-vehicle transaction price hit $50,900 this spring and only 10 models start below $25,000.
The launch also gives Fiat a needed U.S. spotlight: its lineup now includes only the 500e, and the brand sold just 228 vehicles through June, down 75% from a year earlier.