schizoidman ( schizoidman@lemm.ee ) to Electric Vehicles including hybrids and plug-ins@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoStellantis pauses production of electric Fiat 500 due to poor demand | Reuterswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up14
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minus-squareCameronDev ( CameronDev@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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 ( ms264556@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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 ( CameronDev@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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.