Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino EV for $13,995 in U.S.
Stellantis plans to offer the Fiat Topolino, an all-electric quadricycle vehicle, in the US
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DETROIT – Chrysler’s parent company Stellantis It said on Tuesday that it had started orders in the US for its small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle, starting at $13,995.
Although the Topolino looks like a small car like the Fiat 500, the EV is actually a quadricycle that operates more like a golf cart.
Stellantis said topolino It is capable of going 19 miles per hour with an electric range of up to 46 miles. According to the Trans-Atlantic automaker, a low-speed vehicle conversion kit can increase top speed to 25 mph to make it street legal on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less.
A Stellantis spokesperson said there would be no charge for the conversion kit but confirmed that the mandatory destination charge would add $990 to the base price, bringing the customer price to $14,985.
Topolino, which means “little mouse” in Italian, is produced in Morocco. The company said that it will be offered for sale this year as a limited number of hardtop models with doors or as a convertible model with a Dolce Vita sunroof with ropes instead of doors.
2026 Fiat Topolino Dolce Vita.
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“Topolino represents a new chapter for the brand in the United States, defined not only by size but also by purpose,” Olivier François, CEO of the Fiat brand, said in a statement. he said. “With Topolino, we bring an emotion, a lifestyle and a reminder that mobility can be joyful, expressive and beautifully simple.”
Stellantis, which also owns American brands such as Jeep and Dodge, confirmed late last year that it would bring the vehicle to the US from Italy, less than a week after President Donald Trump praised the small “Kei” cars from Japan at a meeting with Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and other automotive leaders at the White House.
“They’re so little. They’re really, really cute,” Trump said at the December meeting. “And I said, ‘How can this happen in this country?’ I said. And everyone thinks they’re ‘good’ but you’re not allowed to build them.”
It is not illegal to produce such cars in America, but they must comply with American safety standards, speed requirements and other regulations.
Small cars like the Fiat have historically not sold well in the US. Fiat sold 43,772 vehicles domestically in 2012, its first full year in the United States. Those sales dwindled to about 1,300 Fiat vehicles sold in the U.S. last year
A Stellantis spokesman at the time said Fiat’s announcement was unrelated to Trump’s comments and that the automaker was gauging customer interest in the Topolino at U.S. events such as auto shows.
