DETROIT — Stellantis is resurrecting the all-electric Fiat 500e for the U.S. market, because the automaker begins to launch electrical autos domestically to satisfy tightening gas economic system laws.

The small metropolis automobile is anticipated to first go on sale as a particular version “(500e)RED” mannequin early subsequent yr, beginning at $34,095, Stellantis mentioned Tuesday. It isn’t instantly clear whether or not the car will qualify for any federal EV subsidies or tax credit beneath the Inflation Discount Act exterior of leasing.

The 500e would be the first all-electric car supplied within the U.S. by Stellantis for the reason that firm fashioned in 2021. The automaker, born out of a merger between Fiat Chrysler and the French PSA Group, presently gives a handful of plug-in hybrid EVs, with a number of further all-electric fashions deliberate within the coming years.

At simply over 3,000 kilos, Stellantis says the 500e is anticipated to be the lightest all-electric car within the section. Nevertheless, it is also anticipated to supply decrease vary and energy in comparison with many different EVs on sale in the present day.

The car, which can be imported from Italy, options 162 foot kilos of torque, an estimated 149 miles of vary and 0 mph to 60 mph time of 8.5 seconds. That efficiency is healthier than some EVs however nonetheless far decrease than the the less-expensive Chevrolet Bolt with 259 miles of vary on a single cost and 266 foot kilos of torque, for instance.

The electrical Fiat 500e in addition to gas-powered fashions of the automobile had been beforehand constructed at a manufacturing facility in Mexico by Fiat Chrysler. Earlier than the car was discontinued in 2019, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne infamously informed clients to not purchase the 500e as a result of “each time I promote one, it prices me $14,000.”

The RED mannequin is a collaboration between Stellantis, the corporate (RED) — a charity cofounded in 2006 by U2 frontman Bono to battle AIDS — and the ONE Marketing campaign, a nonprofit centered on eradicating poverty and preventable illnesses.

A Fiat spokesman mentioned further 500e fashions can be accessible at Fiat dealerships sooner or later.

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