Right: The much later model coming to the US in 2024 should have the software bugs mostly worked out, with much less need for updates, but still readily available at the 2,600 existing US dealerships.
Fiat's Giving the All-Electric 500e One More Try in the U.S. in 2024
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I'll be in my CyberTruck by then! Selling my low miles, like new 2017 500e next year/soon!
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"Paranoia" is right!
Yes, there is high voltage in the car, but there are built-in safeties*, and those parts nearly never need to even be looked at, let alone touched, especially for regular service. Much like a petrol car's even higher voltage ignition system, & toxic/explosive/flammable fluids, the high voltage of an EV can be ignored during software updates, which again are nearly all that's ever needed from a dealership.
However, @MaryWhitehouse may have the real issue: Special wireless equipment needed to communicate with the car. The 1st-gen just uses a standard OBD plug, which all the dealerships already have.
If the US 2024 500e requires specialized dealership support, I might not want to live more than a few fast-charge stops past the circles on their distribution map below, but by then they may have over-the-air updates anyway.
* For example, the cover of every high-voltage component has a built-in switch, which disconnects power as soon as the cover is lifted.
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Yes, there is high voltage in the car, but there are built-in safeties*, and those parts nearly never need to even be looked at, let alone touched, especially for regular service. Much like a petrol car's even higher voltage ignition system, & toxic/explosive/flammable fluids, the high voltage of an EV can be ignored during software updates, which again are nearly all that's ever needed from a dealership.
However, @MaryWhitehouse may have the real issue: Special wireless equipment needed to communicate with the car. The 1st-gen just uses a standard OBD plug, which all the dealerships already have.
If the US 2024 500e requires specialized dealership support, I might not want to live more than a few fast-charge stops past the circles on their distribution map below, but by then they may have over-the-air updates anyway.
* For example, the cover of every high-voltage component has a built-in switch, which disconnects power as soon as the cover is lifted.
Click to enarge:
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