fiat 500 Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:22:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tougher-iihs-crash-testing-pushing-small-cars-road-20140124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tougher-iihs-crash-testing-pushing-small-cars-road-20140124/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:22:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45429 With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars are no longer up to par. Its seems logical to assume that, the bigger the car, the safer you’ll be in case of an accident. On the other hand, small cars […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tougher-iihs-crash-testing-pushing-small-cars-road-20140124/feed/ 0 45429 The 116 MPGe 500e – First EV for Fiat Ranks 3rd in MPGe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-116-mpge-500e-first-ev-for-fiat-ranks-3rd-in-mpge-20130107/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-116-mpge-500e-first-ev-for-fiat-ranks-3rd-in-mpge-20130107/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:04:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30872 Efficiency is the name of the game, and automakers are striving for higher and higher numbers. Currently, the most fuel efficient gasoline-powered vehicle is the Toyota Prius at 50 mpg. Getting into plug-in hybrids [PHEV] and electric vehicles [EV] though, these numbers climb even higher, to 121 MPGe in the case of the Scion iQ […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-116-mpge-500e-first-ev-for-fiat-ranks-3rd-in-mpge-20130107/feed/ 3 30872 CARe 500: The Electric Fiat 500 Having a Prius Price Tag, Available For Sale in Europe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/care-500-electric-fiat-500-20101129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/care-500-electric-fiat-500-20101129/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:36:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=12047 It looks like the Fiat 500 is the source of inspiration for many start-up car manufacturers lately. After the TwinAir enhancement Fiat did to its own famous brand and the plug-in hybrid presented in Vienna, a company called mk-group Holding GmbH, is selling a pure electric car based on the 500, the CARe 500, for an interesting price.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/care-500-electric-fiat-500-20101129/feed/ 0 12047 TwinAir: The 0.9L, 85HP Engine Will Power the New Fiat 500 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/twinair-engine-fiat-500-20100713/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/twinair-engine-fiat-500-20100713/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:21:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8474 Now, along with the crisis, the purchase of Chrysler and the upcoming electric vehicle trend, Fiat is also focusing on making older technologies better. TwinAir is the name of their new engine project, it has 2 cylinders, 0.9 liters and an amazing 85 HP.

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