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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has
rated Fiat's soon to be introduced new
electric 500e with highway-cycle performance
at 108 MPGe, which puts it ahead of any
electric vehicle currently on the U.S.
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The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated Fiat's
new 500e with highway-cycle performance at 108 MPGe,
which puts it ahead of any electric vehicle (EV) on the
U.S. market.
MPGe is the EPA-devised measure for determining how many
miles an EV can travel on a quantity of
battery-generated electricity that has same energy
content as a gallon of gasoline.
EPA testing also has indicated that, when fully charged,
the Fiat 500e will travel about 87 miles, which is
best-in-class and better than all U.S.-market EVs
produced by high-volume manufacturers.
In addition, the EPA estimates the annual cost to power
the Fiat 500e is, coincidentally, $500.
The estimate is calculated by factoring electricity
price projections into 15,000 miles of travel at a
vehicle's combined city/highway performance rating. The
Fiat 500e has a 116-MPGe city/highway rating; its
city-cycle rating is 122 MPGe.
“The Fiat brand is about unique Italian style, fuel
efficiency and great value. Now we have taken a page
from our own playbook to change the expectations of what
an electric vehicle can be,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of
Fiat Brand North America. “Our environmentally sexy Fiat
500e offers a design proposition like no other, while
delivering unsurpassed MPGe and class-leading range
making our 500e a serious contender in the market.”
EPA testing estimates the car’s energy-consumption rate
at just 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles. Further,
the Fiat 500e scores a perfect "10" on two EPA scales
that reward vehicles for low tailpipe emissions.
The battery-electric Fiat 500e is, of course, a
zero-emissions vehicle.
The 2013 500e builds on the Fiat brand's successful
small-car formula, while adding an all-new,
battery-electric powertrain that produces 111 horsepower
(83 kW). It recharges in less than 4 hours with its
Level 2 (240 volt) on-board charging module (OBCM).
Supplementing its distinctive styling cues are eight
efficiency-inspired exterior enhancements that
contribute to a 13 percent improvement in aerodynamics,
compared with the already fashionable Fiat 500 Lounge.
The Fiat 500e arrives in the dealerships in California
in second-quarter 2013.
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