Duffy Promotes $14,985 Fiat Topolino as Affordability Fix Despite 25-mph Limit

1 articles · Updated · Jalopnik · Jul 9

Sean Duffy touted the Fiat Topolino as a response to U.S. affordability pressures, spotlighting a two-seat electric microvehicle priced at $14,985 including destination.
The Topolino’s utility is narrow: it tops out at 25 mph, runs about 46 miles per charge, takes five hours to recharge and, as a low-speed vehicle, can only use roads posted at 35 mph or less.
Fiat markets it for private and gated communities, resorts, beach towns and similar short-trip settings, and says it is best suited to country clubs, festivals and downtown areas.
That positioning undercuts Duffy’s affordability message because most Americans need road-legal transport for faster, longer daily travel rather than a niche neighborhood runabout.