# Fiat 500e **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fiat, 500\ **Created:** [December 26, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500e/82833 "2013-12-26T00:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500e/82833/1 "2013-12-26T00:29:56Z")
OK, I know the acronym and I read the favorite Fiat jokes, but I am still very interested in the new electric car. Does anyone have any solid information about its performance? ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500e/82833/2 "2013-12-26T00:36:20Z")
_Currently_, pure electric cars have very limited usefulness due to limited range and little infrastructure for charging while on the road. Fiat quality isn’t what it used to be. And that’s a very good thing! ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-500e/82833/3 "2013-12-26T03:31:03Z")
@KayK Here’s some propaganda . . . [http://www.fiatusa.com/en/500e/](http://www.fiatusa.com/en/500e/) And here’s a Car and Driver review of the actual car . . . > **[2013 Fiat 500E EV First Drive – Review – Car and Driver](https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2013-fiat-500e-ev-first-drive-review)** > > Full review of the electric Fiat 500. Read the story and see photos of Fiat's new EV at Car and Driver.