Beep Beep! The Fiat 500e Is The Perfect Car To Start Your Electric Journey

If you’ve been thinking of making the switch to electric, 2024 is the year to do it.

It’s been something that I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Swapping my petrol car for an EV, has been a priority for me. But it’s also a big step, would I be able to charge, do I know anything about range and would it be more inconvenient?

The short answer is: no.

The all-electric Fiat 500e is the perfect car to take you from fossil fuel to the future. As soon as I sat into the car, I knew that it was the one for me. I’ve always loved how the Fiat 500 looks, it’s, for lack of a better word, dotey. There is no change from the traditional car to the EV, other than the fact it’s electric. It’s still as cute as a button and really could fit into your pocket.

Of course, the question you may be asking yourself is how far can you drive this adorable car before you need to charge. Well the 2024 model is equipped with a 42kWh battery, which means that it provides an estimated range of 320km. And really you can get a lot of places in 320km.

But the Fiat 500e shines in the city. Like I said, it’s a small car. You can park it practically everywhere. As someone who struggles to parallel park, it really was easy peasy when it came to the Fiat 500e, who I affectionately called Fiona the Fiat during my time spinning around in her. It’s the perfect car for a trip to the coffee shop for a lunchtime catch up with friends, of which there were many.

I loved driving it to yoga in the evenings, as I could pop my phone into Android Auto and listen to Spotify without any issue. If you’ve ever tried to connect your phone to a car’s Bluetooth, you realise that it really is a Herculean feat. So when I settled into the driver’s seat, I prepared myself to spend the next 15 minutes fighting to connect my phone. Colour me surprised when it took probably around 15 seconds before my Hot Girl Spring playlist was blaring through the speakers.

This also meant that I could really easily connect to Google Maps – my most used app as my sense of direction is practically zero. The screen is large so you won’t have any worries about not being able to see where your next turn is and of course, your GPS will speak to you the entire time. So you really won’t miss the turn!

Another personal bonus was the wireless charging for your phone just under this screen. For some reason (I’m addicted to my phone) I’m always running on a low battery! So being able to pop it into the compartment, safe in the knowledge that it will charge as I drive is a God send!

As for making sure it’s charged after a long day of popping around the shops, to meet pals and heading to the gym, I started to treat it like my aforementioned phone. Every night I would just pop it into the charger at home and give it a charge to make sure that it was ready to go the next day.

It’s the perfect city car. Although at the weekend I did bring it on further adventures to go out for a walk with friends or for a nice brunch with my mam. And Fiona the Fiat soared. Really! She’s fairly nipping when it comes to it and gets up to the 120km on the motorway a lot more lively than I expected from such a sweet-looking car.

If you’ve been looking to move away from your diesel or petrol car into the world of electric vehicles, I couldn’t think of a better car to do it with. And you can also pretend that you’re in the Amalfi Coast as you zip around in your Fiat 500e drinking your cappuccino! Or maybe that was just me…

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