Any thoughts/experiences with the Fiat 500e?

[anonymouse]

We would love an electric 500, especially as we used to own a restored classic 500. Very cool range of designs.
But not until they give me somewhere to put my left foot (in the right hand drive version). Big design mistake.

 

[tigerbalm]

Perfect compliment to the CT4S and we’ve had to use it on some long trips too whilst we waited for a replacement windscreen for the Taycan.

My wife took it on a 700 km round-trip last week to a wedding and was really impressed by it even out on the motorway. The energy consumption was predictable even at 120 km/h speeds for hours. And the built in navigation and charging stop planning was good – it's powered by TomTom.

I had to make the same journey a few hours later in our Taycan Turbo S. When totting up the costs of the weekend – it was interesting that because the Taycan has much longer range and I didn't need to charge at public DC chargers – it was much cheaper to run than the Fiat 500!

Here were our figures:

Taycan Turbo S

Home charging before heading off: €6.58
Public charging: €0
Hotel charging: €0

Total fuel costs for the 5 days: €6.58


Fiat 500

Home charging before heading off: €2.96
Public charging: €16.31
Hotel charging: €0

Total fuel costs for the 5 days: €19.27

 

[MrB]

Good colour choice. Love the ocean green. It’s a doppelgänger for ours. ?

 

[ciaranob]

The 500 has three selectable modes: Normal, Range and Sherpa.

Normal: Light forced regen when you lift off the accelerator. I'd say 5% of possible regen.
Range: Much higher levels of regen. I'd describe this as one-pedal driving as it will regen down to a stop.
Sherpa: This is user selectable limp mode. High levels of regen.

So no coast in any of the modes unfortunately. Though its nearly there in normal mode. Give then urban/city nature of this car, it doesn't feel too bad.

Thx - guessed this might be the setup and indeed if that light in Normal prob quite acceptable.

I've poked around a bit on future Mini SE reviews/specs but cannot recall actually if BMW has a 'coasting' capability (i.e. region off) built in?

Don't wart to turn this thread into a Mini vs 500 discussion! Being lazy here and should just dig the info out myself

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EDIT: OK so actually sounds like the original Mini E has some serious regeneration built in i.e. almost essentially 1-pedal driving - that is discouraging (2020 article)! But later models addressed this...

Quote:
It takes a bit of driving to get used to the regen. Taking your foot off the go pedal immediately results in serious deceleration. After a while, the driver learns just how much to back off on the pedal before full regen begins. If I could make a suggestion, it would be to dial back the onset of regen just a skosh so there is a place where the car can coast a bit. As it is, though, full one-pedal driving is a distinct possibility.
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From: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/29/driving-the-mini-se-electric-in-miami/

BUT...

They must have reacted to feedback as the 2022 model appears to include 2 driving modes with one that turns off regen and allows coasting .... faith restored ?

Quote:
The model features two regenerative-braking modes: one that allows the car to coast much like a non-EV car when you lift off the accelerator and another that's more aggressive and almost eliminates the need to touch the brake pedal.
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From: https://www.caranddriver.com/mini/cooper-s-e-2022

 

[Crazymind]

Nice little toy! However when it comes to car, the size matter. You are like a sardin in a can inside the 500. Chances to survive a bad accident are low. Not for me/my family.

 

[f1eng]

Nice little toy! However when it comes to car, the size matter. You are like a sardin in a can inside the 500. Chances to survive a bad accident are low. Not for me/my family.

This is certainly a concern with heavy SUVs on low grip (to avoid roll over) tyres being so fashionable.

 

[ciaranob]

This is certainly a concern with heavy SUVs on low grip (to avoid roll over) tyres being so fashionable.

In part why we are waiting on the Mini SE 2024/5 edition - despite still being a small vehicle, it has more 'presence' imo on the road vs the 500 and here in Houston that truly is a concern - the Fiat too close to a 'SmartCar' size for us - that and as mentioned, my wife's a diehard Mini fan .