The Fiat 500e is now among the UK’s cheapest electric cars after qualifying for the highest level of the Electric Car Grant.
The retro-styled Italian city car’s starting price has dropped to £17,245 after it secured the full £3,750 ECG discount.
That means the Dacia Spring and Leapmotor T03 are the only brand-new EVs to cost less than the 500e.
The £17,245 entry price will net buyers the basic Urban Range version of the 500e, with its 94bhp motor and 118 miles of range. Stepping up to the 117bhp Standard Range model, which offers up to 199 miles per charge, takes the 500e’s price to £20,245.
That means it marginally undercuts the newer and larger Grande Panda, which starts at £20,995.
With a new wave of sub-£20,000 cars such as the Renault Twingo, Volkswagen ID.1 and Kia EV1 on the horizon, Fiat will hope that the price cut can boost sales of the 500e. The compact runaround, which launched in 2020 and was among the first electric city cars, has struggled in recent years and even seen factory shutdowns due to low demand.
“This is another significant step from Fiat in making electric mobility even more accessible to a wider audience,” said Kris Cholmondeley, managing director of Fiat UK. “The Fiat 500e is an iconic model that combines style, city-friendly practicality and zero-emissions driving. The introduction of the £3,750 Government Electric Car Grant makes it an increasingly attractive proposition for customers considering the switch to electric.”
