Fiat already has its personal cute EV within the 500 sequence, however it has now gone even tinier in its newest city mobility push. The corporate unveiled the Topolino, primarily a rebadged model of the Citroen Ami with a redesigned entrance finish, brown fabric retractable roof, open sides and cream leather-based seats.
The Topolino shares Ami’s drivetrain (each Citroen and Fiat are underneath the Stellantis umbrella) and appears nigh-on equivalent, other than the aforementioned tweaks. It has a 5.5kWh battery that delivers a 47 mile vary, and it will hit a high velocity of 28MPH. Fiat did not share any inside photographs, however the one tech inside an Ami is a charging port and cellphone holder.
Just like the Ami, the Topolino is technically a “quadricycle” and never a automotive, which means it may be pushed in cities with out the necessity for a driver’s license. Fiat stated it needs to “make younger folks fall in love with vehicles once more,” whereas selling sustainability together with “pleasure, optimism and enjoyable.”
Fiat’s wording within the press launch means that the automotive shall be used to advertise its sustainability and mobility goals (the phrases “sustainable” and “mobility” are used a minimum of 20 instances). “The brand new Fiat Topolino will play a socially lively function in selling electrical mobility in cities and a particular function in creating a private mobility answer for all the household,” Fiat wrote, including it matches in with “Fiat’s democratic mission of offering city sustainable mobility options that are accessible to everybody.”
Stellantis has set a purpose for one hundred pc of passenger automotive gross sales to be BEVs by 2030, and that date is coming down the pike fairly shortly. Like different automakers, it hasn’t confirmed a lot when it comes to city mobility choices other than just a few tiny EVs. There is not any phrase on pricing, however the Ami will be leased for 25 euros monthly with a 3,850 euro down cost.
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