Fiat Topolino lands on U.S. shores, available for orders in July 2026.

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Here’s a big chance for cheap, small-car proponents in the USA. Stellantis is bringing the Fiat Topolino EV to town, and it checks the boxes for what many of us have been wanting. The question, as always with small cars in the US, is if many people will actually buy it. Also, frankly, it has some serious weaknesses that are hard to overlook. One might say that it goes too far in the small car direction.

Here are the three most critical factors:

It costs only $13,995. That’s a truly low price that puts it in competition with quite heavily used EVs, and who wouldn’t rather have a new EV than a used one?