schizoidman@lemm.ee to Electric Vehicles including hybrids and plug-ins@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoStellantis pauses production of electric Fiat 500 due to poor demand | Reuterswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10 cross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.netevs@lemmy.world
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkStellantis pauses production of electric Fiat 500 due to poor demand | Reuterswww.reuters.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Electric Vehicles including hybrids and plug-ins@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink cross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.netevs@lemmy.world
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoI 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.
minus-squarems264556@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAnd yet, just across the ditch … $35k in NZ for the base electric model: https://www.fiat.co.nz/en/offers/500e.html And Facebook & Instagram were plastered with ads for the 500e last time I visited.
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s a wild price difference. Its like they don’t want to sell them here.
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.
And yet, just across the ditch …
$35k in NZ for the base electric model: https://www.fiat.co.nz/en/offers/500e.html
And Facebook & Instagram were plastered with ads for the 500e last time I visited.
That’s a wild price difference. Its like they don’t want to sell them here.