The new Fiat 500e has a 42 kWh high-voltage battery that delivers 149 miles (240 km) of estimated driving vary. The vary numbers are mediocre in comparison with different low-range electrical vehicles just like the Volvo XC40 Recharge (dual-motor, 254 miles) or Nissan Leaf SV Plus (215 miles), and the efficiency numbers are middling: Fiat claims zero to 60 mph in 8.5 seconds — not dangerous however not sufficient to set your pants on hearth.

The Fiat 500e has three driving modes. Normal is for on a regular basis driving, whereas Range prompts one-pedal driving. The Sherpa driving mode limits the velocity to 50 mph to squeeze out each ounce of vary from the batteries.

When the battery runs dry, the Fiat 500e accepts as much as 85 kWh of DC fast-charging, replenishing the juice at 31 miles per 5 minutes or zero to 80% in 35 minutes. In addition, it has a regular 11 kW on-board charger that accepts Level 2 recharging, sufficient to go from zero to 100% in about 4 hours and quarter-hour. Every Fiat 500e comes with a house field charger or Free2Move Charge recharging credit, the latest recharging ecosystem of father or mother firm Stellantis.