The Fiat 500e, once a flagship model of electric mobility in Europe, is still struggling commercially. Once proudly occupying the Top 5 of electric car sales, then later the Top 10, it has slowly but surely slipped out of sight. According to the latest figures from Jato Dynamics, it no longer even features in the Top 25 electric cars sold in the first quarter of 2025.
Over the same period, Fiat registered 6,825 electric cars across Europe, marking a 44 % drop on the previous year. This figure covers several models, including the Fiat 500e, Fiat 600e and Grande Panda, but it is the 500e that remains the best-selling model in the brand's electric range. However, sales of this little city car, once a symbol of Fiat's electric revival, are no longer keeping pace with the competition.
Registrations of the Fiat Grande Panda are trickling in, and those of the 600e show no sign of recovery. Against this backdrop, sales of the Fiat 500e are falling, not only throughout Europe, but also in key countries such as France, Germany and even Italy.
The latest figures for the Fiat 500e :
- France : The 500e recorded just 2,070 registrations from January to April 2025, a staggering 75 % drop on the previous year.
- Italy: On the other hand, its home market seems to grant it a certain stability, with 763 registrations (+6 1TP3Q) from January to April 2025.
- Germany: The situation is more alarming, with 715 registrations from January to March 2025, down 73 % on 2024.
This plummet is striking, especially when seen in the context of the European electric car market. In the first quarter of 2025, it's impossible to find Italian cars in the Top 25 sales charts. Apart from the Citroën C3, a model from the Stellantis group, no other car from this group has managed to establish itself among the leaders in electric vehicles.
What does the future hold for the Fiat 500e?
Faced with this worrying situation, Fiat is counting on a series of measures to turn things around. The hybrid version of the Fiat 500, to be launched at the end of the year, could give this iconic model a new lease of life. The brand's ambition to produce 130,000 units a year. However, its 70 hp engine is already generating debate about its performance.
The all-electric version of the Fiat 500e will not be left out. Late 2026, a major model update is expectedin the hope of regaining lost market share and strengthening its position in the electric car sector.
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Because they only charge at a level 2... It takes 3.5 to 4 hours to charge the car that only holds 100 miles/range anyway. I currently have a Fiat 500e and as soon as I'm not upside down on it I'm trading it in. I love this little car except charging!!!
And yet the Fiat 500e is an ideal city car: pretty, well finished, pleasant to drive. But it's far too expensive!
Fiat's mistake was not to launch a combustion version of the new 500, even though CEO Olivier François had said it was possible to do so.
I think, Fiat's major biggest mistake was not to launch a traditional (gasolin) combustion version of the new 500, It takes 3.5 to 4 hours to charge the car that only holds 100 miles/range anyway., even thought far too expensive also.
CEO Olivier François had said it was possible to do so.
another aspect for us, is that the electric is bigger. We have a petrol 500 and would not consider the bigger car irrespective of it being electric, which is much less convenient and more expensive!