The next-generation
Fiat 500 will only be sold with an all-electric powertrain, the Italian company
has confirmed. Fiat has been building the current 500 since 2005, and while it
remains a popular seller, it is basically an old car. Consequently, it will be
redesigned from the ground up and sold exclusively with an electric motor and a
battery pack.
Fiat unveiled the
head-turning Centoventi concept at the Swiss show but hasn’t said if the
all-electric 500 will share any components with the production version of the
study that is said to preview the next Panda. What we do know for sure is that
the next-gen 500 will use a new electric architecture currently being developed
by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Unsurprisingly, the
all-new 500 will cost a little more than the outgoing model. However, the
latter will not be axed, but will remain in production and be sold alongside
the new EV for an undefined period of time. This is similar to what Porsche
will do with the current Macan and its all-electric replacement, since not all
markets being ready for the switch to electrification.
