Stellantis pauses production of electric Fiat 500 due to poor demand | Reuters
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Price for a much bigger Fiat 600 hybrid is 24k EUR, a Fiat 500e is 30k. You get less range, less space and at current electricity prices you pay more if you charge at home than you would with a if paid for gas for the 600.
Why would anybody want that?! If they were 20k it might be interesting but they want 200% profit margins just because EV and then act surprised nobody wants it. Fuck them.
I want a fiat 500 sized EV, but it costs $50k in Aus. That's $5k more than an BYD Atto3. Also, never even heard of the 500e, so they haven't really marketed it very well.
Is the demand low, or were the expectations unrealistic?
Nobody likes to blame their own estimates I guess.
Demand for an electric Fiat 500 is massive. I hate them but fuck me that's a unique car and perfect for the European market
Demand for a Fiat 500 at that fuckin price however, is very, very low