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Fiat dealers have now had deliveries of the electric-powered successor to its popular city car, but the existing 500 isn't being ushered out the showroom door just yet. Production and sales of the 14-year-old predecessor will carry on in parallel for at least this year, to ensure the new, larger, zero-emission car doesn't deny Fiat's network its share of customers for cheaper, petrol-engined runabouts. With the new 500 available in convertible and hatchback guises, Fiat is the first brand to enable UK motorists to buy an open-top, electric car that will seat four (the Smart EQ Fortwo has no rear seats). It's a little USP that Fiat will push hard to get the 500 Electric into shoppers' awareness, given that Brits buy more convertibles than any other European country, although four-in-five buyers will want a hard roof. Built in Italy on Fiat's newest platform, the new 500 has an 87kW electric motor and a choice of two batteries, dependent on the trim selected. |