Fiat 500e vs Tesla Model 3
The Model 3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $814
- $806 (better)
- Australia
- $695
- $688 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £528
- £523 (better)
- United States
- $742
- $735 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 19.0 kWh/100km
- 18.8 kWh/100km (better)
- UK
- 3.3 mi/kWh
- 3.3 mi/kWh (better)
- US
- 110 MPGe
- 111 MPGe (better)
- Range
- 239 km
- 508 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 682 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,719 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,780 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- Single motor
- Power
- –
- 366 kW
- Torque
- –
- 493 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- Single-speed
- Drive
- –
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
500e or Model 3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat 500e or the Tesla Model 3?
The Tesla Model 3: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Fiat 500e at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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