{"id":10203,"date":"2015-09-09T19:55:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T02:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T02:55:04","slug":"true-fiat-500e-range-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/10203\/true-fiat-500e-range-details\/","title":{"rendered":"The True FIAT 500e Range Details"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you searched for \u201cFIAT 500e range\u201d and landed here I\u2019m surprised. There is a big ol\u2019 banner on the very top of the Google search results that reads \u201c87 mi battery-only.\u201d However, there\u2019s more to it than just that. If you\u2019re here it\u2019s probably because you want to know more.<\/p>\n
The claimed 87 mile range of the FIAT 500e is of course an estimate. If you live in a really hilly area, or your commute is almost all freeway, your range will be a little less. If you use the headlights, heater or A\/C, your range will be a little less. If you stomp on the GO pedal real hard all the time, your range will be less.<\/p>\n
Ah, but here\u2019s where it gets better. If you drive in stop-and-go traffic your range will actually be a little better. See, the FIAT 500E has regenerative braking. When you brake \u2014 something that happens more often than not during morning rush traffic \u2014 the system produces power that goes back into your battery, extending the 500e\u2019s range. Most braking systems only produce heat that is then bled away into the air. Not so much here. This is little electric F1 golf cart.<\/p>\n
The other nice bit about the FIAT 500e range is that it\u2019s actually quite practical. While this is not a car that will be good for long weekend road trips, as a daily or commuter it is fantastic. If your commute is less than 40 miles one-way, you don\u2019t even need to charge at your destination. You can charge when you get back home.<\/p>\n
Testing this little car I thought I was going to get quite of bit of range-anxiety. However, that has not been the case. The only time I did have a case of range-anxiety, I got a lot of it\u2026 but it was only once. I basically drove the car all day on the freeway, rather carefree. That night, I was close to home and my phone\u2019s GPS read 4 miles to home. On the other hand, the car\u2019s system claimed 7 miles of range left. Yeah, that sounds OK, but it\u2019s all uphill. The car\u2019s system doesn\u2019t know that yet. In reality, I\u2019d get less than those 7 miles it estimated. I winged it and I made it! This is how the information system looked:<\/p>\n