While last year’s Fiat 500e Inspi(RED) commanded a $30,500 price tag, the base 2026 Fiat 500e Pop is more expensive.
It’s been an interesting ride for the Fiat 500e since the current generation hit American streets a couple years ago. Now, parent company Stellantis released all the details on the 2026 model lineup, including a base Pop and higher-end Icona model. The upshot? Nothing is fundamentally changing here, apart from the price tag, which now starts at $35,700 before destination fees.
Mind you, in the first three months of this year, Fiat dealers managed to move just 68 units to end buyers. Not 68,000 or 6,800…sixty-eight. That’s an 85% drop from the same time period in 2025 — a period in which three guys on the TFL team have been daily driving brand-new (leased) 500e hatches. Fiat’s only remaining model on sale in the U.S. hasn’t been a strong seller, so quite why Stellantis would decide to hike prices by more than $5,000 year-to-year is a bit of a head scratcher, to put it mildly.
There are some changes in store for the 2026 Fiat 500e, however. Miami Sunset (shown above) joins the color palette, so you do get another fun option to choose from. The base 500e Pop also gets a body-color dashboard. A JBL sound system is available, but it’s a $750 option.
All Fiat 500e models, from the 2024 through the 2026 model years, are now compatible with NACS chargers through an adapter, allowing it to fast-charge on Tesla V3 and V4 Supercharger stations. That said, you do still have to get an adapter to do that, as the car itself still has an onboard CCS port.
Generally, the overall range and charging capability for the 2026 Fiat 500e is the same as before. The automaker claims charging up to 80% in about 35 minutes, while the overall driving range from the 42-kWh battery still sits at 149 miles. In 5 minutes of charging, an 85-kW-capable fast-charger will replenish 31 miles of range.
Like before, you also get a single front-mounted electric motor, putting out 117 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque. And if you want a fun little fact, Fiat claims the 500e as the “lightest BEV in the segment” at just over 3,000 pounds, but that’s also because it’s the smallest EV in the segment.
Here’s more of our thoughts about the Fiat 500e experience:
