Fiat lowers prices for the 500e in the UK

A new price reduction of £3,200 has reduced the cost of the Fiat 500e to as low as £21,995 in the UK. The Fiat 500e Convertible also benefits from the price cut and now retails at £24,995 in the base configuration.

The new £21,995 (€25,915) base price makes the Fiat 500e one of the most affordable electric cars in the UK. The retro-styled EV now almost matches the Citroën ë-C3, which will arrive with a base price of £21,990 (€25,909) in late 2024. The summer revision includes two new colour options as well – Acid Green and Celestial Blue.

Customers can now save a total of £6,200 (€7,305) on the retail price of the Fiat 500e and Fiat 500e Convertible in the UK. The remaining £3,000 (€3,535) of the savings is in the form of the Fiat e-Grant, available since June 2023 to offset the discontinuation of the UK’s Plug-in Car Grant. This amount is more than double the government incentive of £1,500 (€1,767). On its website, Fiat specifies that this offer will end on 31 December. In related news, the company has extended the Fiat e-Grant to the Abarth 500e and Fiat 600e.

The Fiat 500e is available in the UK in two variants – City Range and Long Range. The base variant has a 70 kW electric motor that draws energy from a 24 kWh battery pack. It accelerates from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 9.5 seconds and achieves a top speed of 84 mph (135 kph). It can cover a distance of 118.1 miles (190 km) on a full charge, as per WLTP.

The Long Range variant upgrades to a higher-output, 118 kW motor and a bigger, 42 kWh battery pack. It has a 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 9 seconds and a top speed of 93 mph (150 kph). According to WLTP, it can travel up to 203.2 miles (327 km) on a full charge.

The Fiat 500e Convertible comes with the 118 kW motor and the 42 kWh battery pack as standard. The electric convertible offers the same performance as the Fiat 500e Long Range, but its maximum WLTP range is shorter – 190.8 miles (307 km).

The Fiat 500e may become even cheaper in the future. In April, Stellantis announced a €100 million investment to redesign its platform and give it a new-generation battery technology with the aim of making it more affordable. Additionally, seeing a slowdown in EV demand, the company is working on a new Fiat 500 Ibrida hybrid model with a plan to introduce it between late 2025 and early 2026.

media.stellantis.com (price reduction), fiat.co.uk, media.stellantis.com (hybrid model)

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about „Fiat lowers prices for the 500e in the UK“

D Link

02.07.2024 um 08:12

There is no “slowdown in EV demand”. EV demand is still increasing, though it has dropped off for certain manufacturers who are not offering what the public has wanted for years: low cost, decent range, good DC fast charging BEVs.Check actual proof that the EV slowdown is a media misconception, fake news to justify manufacturers desire to cut back on EVs and continue destroying our planet with fossil fuel ICEs.

JohnH

02.07.2024 um 09:04

Call me a cynic but these prices are remarkably similar to the original sub £20k pricing FIAT originally announced in 2020. Unsurprisingly nobody has rushed to buy many £30k 500e's. The car industry has looked at EVs as a cashcow and then been shocked when the public hasn't lined up to purchase them. A good sign that pricing becoming realistic at last.