Adorable Fiat Topolino EV Is the Electric Beach Car of Your Italian Dreams

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Leave it to the Italians to build the perfect car for their slice of paradise, the new Fiat Topolino.

where new sales strategies and methods can be tried out, which could make space for the unusual Topolino.

If it ever does get here, it won't be moving too fast when it arrives. To meet European quadricycle regulations, the Ami is equipped with an 8 horsepower motor good for a top speed of 28 mph . It's powered by a 5.5 kWh battery pack which can take the car just 43 miles on a full charge .

While this new car does borrow the later 500's ragtop, the lack of doors is an aftermarket thing, historically. In 1956, Fiat CEO Gianni Agnelli commissioned famed Italian design house Pininfarina to build an open-top runabout he could use to ferry his guests from his yacht down in the harbor to his mansion above Nice, France. Based on a 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla, the Eden Roc as it was known set off the beach car craze.

Known as"spiaggina" , the segment was dominated by the famous Fiat Jolly built by coachmaker Ghia starting in 1958. All spiaggina had their doors and roofs cut off. Sun protection was typically provided with a cloth shade suspended by a simple metal frame. The ropes for doors were a feature of the Jolly, specifically. Seats were made of everything from teak wood to wicker.

 

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