Probably the most iconic Fiat nameplates, the unique 500 – generally often known as Topolino – is again with an electrical twist.

Meet the Fiat Topolino, an all-electric quadricycle primarily based on the Citroën Ami that marks an extra step within the Italian model’s path in direction of electrification. Concentrating on younger clients and metropolis lovers, the Fiat Topolino is the model’s fourth battery-electric automobile after the New 500, the E-Doblo and E-Ulysse.

The Topolino brings again a reputation that after paved the way in which for city mobility. Produced by Fiat from 1936 to 1955, the Fiat 500 – a.ok.a. the Topolino – was a perfect resolution for Europe’s crowded and slim metropolis streets.

In response to Fiat, the brand new Topolino completely embodies the dolce vita and Italian spirit. It clearly appears to be like like a Fiat, no less than when seen from the entrance – the automaker has launched just one picture of its new EV, but it surely’s sufficient to appreciate that we’re really coping with a Citroën Ami in disguise.

In comparison with the Citroën Ami and Opel Rocks Electrical – itself a rebadged Ami – the Fiat Topolino options vital styling modifications on the entrance.

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It adopts a brand-specific clean fascia with two large spherical headlights and two smaller spherical flip alerts positioned instantly beneath – on the Ami and Rocks Electrical, the flip alerts are proper beneath the windshield.

General, the Fiat Topolino sports activities a friendlier face than its siblings from the Stellantis steady, and clearly reminds of the larger Fiat New 500.

The Topolino is proven with out doorways on this picture, and that is seemingly as a result of what we’re seeing here’s a seaside buggy variant just like the Citroën My Ami Buggy. In addition to the dearth of doorways, the tiny EV additionally contains a folding material roof, a throwback to the unique Topolino.

Fiat didn’t reveal extra pictures the Topolino, however the rear finish is prone to function an analogous styling remedy because the entrance, whereas the inside ought to be largely equivalent with the Ami.

The all-electric powertrain is probably going the identical with the Ami, which is powered by a 5.5-kilowatt-hour battery pack feeding vitality to an 8-horsepower (6-kilowatt) engine. The Citroën Ami has a spread of 47 miles (75 kilometers) on the World Bike Check Cycle (WMTC) and its prime velocity is proscribed to twenty-eight mph (45 kph).

In response to European rules, quadricycles might be pushed with or with no license by anybody over the age of 16.