600 (Electric) Looking forward to my new 600 hybrid La Prima

[Ian Freeman]

Will hopefully be getting my new 600 hybrid La Prima in Sand the first week of March and looking forward to taking part here. Hi everyone!

 

[The Panda Nut]

Hi there. Welcome to the Fiat Forum. I'm one of many who will be interested in how you get on and in the real range and running costs etc. as the 600 is one of the more interesting looking ev's. I hope it arrives on time and you enjoy it.

 

[Ian Freeman]

Hi there. Welcome to the Fiat Forum. I'm one of many who will be interested in how you get on and in the real range and running costs etc. as the 600 is one of the more interesting looking ev's. I hope it arrives on time and you enjoy it.

Thanks very much. It's actually the hybrid version with the tiny battery - electric range apparently is 1km! .

 

[The Panda Nut]

Thanks very much. It's actually the hybrid version with the tiny battery - electric range apparently is 1km! .

Its the most interesting car in the range now I think.

 

[steveras57]

To be honest rather than a piddly electric motor I think a big spring and a key that fits into the roof would be better!

 

[Lealea4435]

Hi there. Welcome to the Fiat Forum. I'm one of many who will be interested in how you get on and in the real range and running costs etc. as the 600 is one of the more interesting looking ev's. I hope it arrives on time and you enjoy it.

Hi I have the Ev version. Had it since last summer and it’s really eco and I’m quite heavy footed at the lights etc…
Real world summer using high ac and did a lot of motorway driving I was getting 220-230 average out of the battery on a full charge… weirdly this winter using precondition every weekday morning and heating (not always ac heating) heated seats on the coldest mornings I’ve been seeing anywhere from 230-260 with weirdly the 260 as my average the only time I was seeing the lower numbers was after a few ikea trips (heavy weights in the boot) and it was motorway journeys.
Car is lovely and quick to charge to 90% on fast chargers then unbelievably painfully slow for that last 10% on fast chargers.
Using home charger it’s average over night can easily charge from empty to full but using a granny charger it’s also painfully slow.
Had no real issues with the car it did have teething niggles like the electronic tailgate was a little niggly sometimes wouldn’t close using the fob or button but this was in the first couple of weeks and put it down to settling issues as it’s not happened in months now… my only gripe is the difference in app from the 500e to this 600e the app is not as responsive with location and updating the battery levels and takes longer to ‘talk to the car’ through the app where the 500e was almost instant this one takes a few minutes at best but I put that down to the fiat 500e being made in Turin and this one made in the Stellantis factory in Poland.
The only niggle I have now which is a small one is the windscreen wash it always feels like it’s blocked and sometimes sprays out perfect sometimes like someone’s got their finger over it and it’s something I use a lot (tiniest smear annoys me). I have the la prima ev it’s great not as exciting as the 500e but you can get it close using sport mode but that just then kills the eco value of it
Enjoy your 600E it’s a decent car

 

[The Panda Nut]

Hi I have the Ev version. Had it since last summer and it’s really eco and I’m quite heavy footed at the lights etc…
Real world summer using high ac and did a lot of motorway driving I was getting 220-230 average out of the battery on a full charge… weirdly this winter using precondition every weekday morning and heating (not always ac heating) heated seats on the coldest mornings I’ve been seeing anywhere from 230-260 with weirdly the 260 as my average the only time I was seeing the lower numbers was after a few ikea trips (heavy weights in the boot) and it was motorway journeys.
Car is lovely and quick to charge to 90% on fast chargers then unbelievably painfully slow for that last 10% on fast chargers.
Using home charger it’s average over night can easily charge from empty to full but using a granny charger it’s also painfully slow.
Had no real issues with the car it did have teething niggles like the electronic tailgate was a little niggly sometimes wouldn’t close using the fob or button but this was in the first couple of weeks and put it down to settling issues as it’s not happened in months now… my only gripe is the difference in app from the 500e to this 600e the app is not as responsive with location and updating the battery levels and takes longer to ‘talk to the car’ through the app where the 500e was almost instant this one takes a few minutes at best but I put that down to the fiat 500e being made in Turin and this one made in the Stellantis factory in Poland.
The only niggle I have now which is a small one is the windscreen wash it always feels like it’s blocked and sometimes sprays out perfect sometimes like someone’s got their finger over it and it’s something I use a lot (tiniest smear annoys me). I have the la prima ev it’s great not as exciting as the 500e but you can get it close using sport mode but that just then kills the eco value of it
Enjoy your 600E it’s a decent car

Its really helpful to get this sort of detail. Im still watching and listening for things like battery life. 220 to 260 miles would be fine for my needs as generally I need 175 at a stretch. If a gfast charger can get 90% in quick fashion I could usually top uo a bit more where I am visiting which would get me home again. Thanks for the vision.

 

[Ian Freeman]

Mine is the 600 hybrid, not the e - but interesting information anyway.

 

[Ian Freeman]

And it's finally here! A few issues with the entertainment system - can't save favourite radio stations etc. And I'm not sure if the satnav has speed camera recognition and real-time traffic monitoring. It's going back to the dealer to have a few minor things fixed so I guess I'll get the answers then. The system is very similar to my last car - a DS4 - so I shouldn't take long to get familiar with it.[

 

[The Panda Nut]

Do keep us posted of how it goes and economy etc. It certainly looks smart!