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What's the smallest EV I can buy in the US?
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this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2026
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The Fiat 500e does 3.4miles/kWh while the Silverado EV does 2.1miles/kWh, so with ~30 minutes at 85kWh the Fiat 500e would go 42kWh*3.4=142 miles and the Silverado EV would go 42kWh*2.1=88 miles. The bigger battery does afford much faster (350kW+) charging and can more than make up for the inefficiency, but when restricted by charging power, the more efficient vehicle will go farther on the same amount of energy.
Sure, you made no mention of efficiency though. And there are many far more efficient vehicles with double the charging rate if you want to go that route.
Listen, this is pretty simple: Is 85kW sufficient for you? Well that depends on you. Is it good? Not even a little. There are 10 year old cars with better numbers.