Los Angeles Auto Show 2022: Fiat 500e 2025 | Daily driving | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive

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Los Angeles Auto Show 2022: Fiat 500e 2025 | Daily driving | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive

Fiat 500e Maitroppo Bulgari Concept

With only one model left in the US, the Fiat Brand is showing signs of life. Revealed today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the 500e, the electrified version of Fiat’s two-door compact hatchback, will return to the US in early 2024.

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Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani unique rear exterior

Concept Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani

Gasoline and electric versions of the 500 were offered in the States from 2012 to 2019, though the electric 500e was offered only in California and Oregon. The updated 500e will be made more widely available, although it may not be sold in every state.

Although specifications for the new 500e are not yet available. Fiat presented three designer Concept models at LA show: 500e Giorgio Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari. All three are uniquely decorated, and Fiat says the cars embody “three souls: sustainable design, sustainable fashion and sustainable luxury”.

The US-market 500e is rated at a range of just 84 miles. Currently on sale in Europe, the 500e 2022, with the highest capacity battery available, is rated at 199 miles on the Euro WLTP test cycle, which is about 175 miles as assessed by the EPA. We expect the 500e 2025 to deliver similar performance.

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Turns out Fiat isn’t dead in America yet, at least not yet. As parent company Stellantis prepares to launch its first electric vehicle in the US market, the Ram EV pickup truck, the company is ensuring that it has additional electric products available to meet growing electric vehicle demand.

This is no different from what General Motors is doing with the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Now on sale, the Bolt EV is a placeholder for the likes of the upcoming Equinox EV and Blazer EV.

The big question is, with only 360 dealerships left in the US, is the Fiat brand the best vehicle to electrify Stellantis? Or, will we see the 500e also appear at other Stellantis stores?

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