From now on, it will not be called the Fiat 500e, but a "baby stroller." After receiving Top Gear's new Fiat, I embarked on an impromptu cruise from London, looking down at my parents (but mainly dogs) along M1. My father screamed happily when he immediately saw the rose gold packet parked in his driveway.

"It's like a stroller," he said. He was telling the truth. It is small and may fit in your pocket. Of course, it has always been small, because 500 has maintained the same basic ratio since it was first introduced in 1957, and the world in 1957 was much smaller.

Okay, so this is a bit bigger than the gasoline engine's 500, but when it looks so cute, who is counting? When it looks like a puppy, it is difficult to get all the Captain Sensible (see BMW 128ti).

But we must be wise, because this Fiat is fully electric and we have a mission at hand. Myself and my colleague/Londonian Greg Potts will try to find out if it is possible to live in a small electric car when you cannot charge at home.

So far, it has been...challenging.

This may or may not be related to my driving style, but this is one point we should hide under the carpet. TG's Fiat 500e hides a larger 42kWh battery on its lovely side, which Fiat claims is suitable for the 199-mile WLTP range. On several short city trips, I read stories with a reading range of 124 miles. 35 miles along the M1 should be more than enough, right?

Well, yes, but I did not reach the remaining 90 miles, I reached more than 70 miles, because I am like a baby in this EV world-full of enthusiasm, but zero concentration and knowledge. When trying to join the highway, I forgot that it was in "Sherpa" mode (best for driving in the city) and limited the top speed to 50 mph.

Honestly, I thought I broke something.

I clicked on it to enter "range" mode-actually I did a few clicks before it registered I want range mode-at this time my still completely flat throttle method meant that I immediately jumped to 70 mph and it was correct Destroyed the remaining range. (I will add that it is very fast.)

However, from there, more disasters. I find it very difficult to adjust single-pedal driving because you have to understand the road conditions far ahead, and I am used to the car brakes when I apply the brakes, not when I release the accelerator. It took a while to settle down, but it did, and then I got tired of staring at the distance readings and driving like a moving highway.

Please note that if you don’t like to save battery power, this is enough, in fact, it is not suitable for continuous exploration outside of its natural habitat. In the city? That's great, that's it. With the expanded ULEZ in London now being implemented, in such a small, light steering and such a light footprint, people can cheer as much as they want.

There is also a touch of touch inside. TG's 500e adopts the "Icon" specification, is equipped with 85kW fast charging function, 10.25 inch touch screen, cloth seats, some cables, some USB, air conditioning (however, it is unlikely to use amirite), 17 inch wheels and a "winter" pack' – Heated front seats and of course heated windshield wiper area. Wow.

TBH I have become addicted. What's next for BabyCar? Listen to more clumsy electric car adventures next month...

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