Less expensive Fiat New 500 EVs due in October

MILAN — More affordable versions of the New 500 full-electric minicar will be available starting in October, Fiat brand head Olivier Francois told an Italian newspaper.

He didn't give an estimated starting price for the variants, although he did tell La Stampa that the lower-cost variants would have prices comparable to battery-powered rivals in the segment.

Fiat has already started production of the New 500 at its Mirafiori factory near Turin and customers can order the more expensive La Prima (Italian for the first) edition of both the hatchback and convertible.