Fiat 500e Pricing Is A Pleasant Surprise

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[image] Fiat 500e Pricing Is A Pleasant Surpise At $32,500, Leases From
$199/month
by Jay Cole  2013-4-12

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2014 Fiat 500e Priced At An Eye-Opening $32,500

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Fiat 500e Seems To Have It All.  Great Styling, Good Range...And Decent
Pricing …and the Fiat 500e is far from a base Nissan LEAF.


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2014 Fiat 500E Interior - "Back To The Future"


video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vtYN_G7pVuk
2013 Fiat 500e first drive from Consumer Reports
consumerreports  Mar 6, 2013
The Fiat 500e proves that electric cars don't have to be boring, as shown in
this updated video. Combining a big battery with compact, easy-to-park
dimensions makes for a clever city car that's fun and appealing. Learn more
about electric vehicles: http://bit.ly/SeYokl
]

The Fiat 500e was supposed to be just a compliance car, so when Fiat
announced their all electric car would be offered at $32,500 we were more
than a little surprised.

Then they took it one better and offered leases from $199/month with only
$999 at signing.  That financing option is in ‘base 2013 Nissan LEAF‘
territory.

Just in case you were wondering how the 500e’s price stacks up against the
gas-burning Fiat 500, check out this quote from the automaker’s press
release:

- “The Fiat 500e is priced at $32,500, which includes a $700 destination
charge. However, eligible California residents may be able to purchase the
500e for as low as $20,500, after federal credits, state incentives and FIAT
rebates are included. That’s about $200 less than the current starting price
of a comparably-equipped Fiat 500 Lounge with a gas engine.”

The 500e has a  capable 83 kW (111 hp)  electric motor that delivers 147
pound-feet of torque, powered by a 24 kWh lithium battery.

Charging is of the 6.6 kW variety, so a full charge takes only about 4 hours
to achieve, and the battery has an active management system 
(liquid-cool/heat).

The Fiat also has received a very impressive, and now class leading, 87 mile
EPA rating on the car.

“Fuel” efficiency ratings for the Italian EV are 116 miles per gallon
equivalent (MPGe) in the city and 100 MPGe on the highway.  Other notable
electric cars (and their ranges) that the Fiat 500e is priced against are:
Nissan LEAF – 75 miles, Smart Fortwo – 68 miles,  Honda Fit EV – 82 miles,
Focus Electric – 76 miles, and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV at 62 miles.

Even inside, where you would expect the interior to be rather spartan given
its price-point, buyers should be surprised with Fiat’s well appointed
“retro-futuristic design.”  The 500e dash console sports a 7-inch thin-film
transistor (TFT) display with navigation.  Also included in the package are
premium front heated leatherette/cloth seats.  An excessively long list of
other features can be found here.

- “With unique Italian style, industry-best highway MPGe rating and
class-leading combined driving range, we know we have a great car in our
hands,” said Tim Kuniskis Head of FIAT Brand North America. “Now our task is
to simplify the customer’s experience and make sure that people know how
easy and affordable it can be to own our electric Cinquecento.”

So is the Fiat 500e still just a compliance car?  Or has Fiat/Chrysler just
learned from the limited-run woes of Toyota and Honda (with the Rav4 EV and
Fit EV respectively), who thought they could pricetheir electric vehicle’s
high, due to their exclusivity, and still sell out of.

Well, plans have not changes as of now, and the Fiat 500e is only available
in California, at Fiat’s 25 dealers across the state.

Buyers in California will of course gain the additional $2,500 state
incentive credit, bringing the effective price down to $20,500, as well as
receiving as Fiat’s commitment (called the Pass program) to provide 12 free
days of rental cars per year; for those times their EV’s 87 miles of range
is not sufficient.

The Fiat 500e goes on sale this summer…we think at $32,500 and $199/month,
it should be a big hit.

Consumer’s Report also filed this quick and tidy “first drive report”
earlier this year:

Read the Fiat 500e media release here. [
http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=14110&mid=2
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