Not a car, and not for the motorway. The Topolino is a light quadricycle in the L6e class, sold in the UK in left-hand drive only, limited to 28 mph and not permitted on motorways. A full car licence covers it, and so does an AM or A motorbike licence.
2026 Fiat Topolino
£8,995
5.4 kWh
Cost
- Price On the road. No Electric Car Grant: the grant is for cars, and this is a quadricycle.
- £8,995
Battery
- Battery 7.4 kWh gross, 5.4 usable. A full charge takes four hours, and there is no rapid charging at all: the car limits the speed, not the charger.
- 7.4 kWh
- Battery (usable)
- 5.4 kWh
Range
- Range WLTP, as Fiat's price list gives it, though its own FAQ quotes the motorcycle test cycle instead.
- 46 miles
Performance
- Top speed The limit for its class, and the reason it is banned from motorways.
- 28 mph
- Motor
- 6 kW
- Horsepower Fiat quotes 8.2 hp from its 6 kW motor.
- 8 hp
Details
- Seating
- 2 seats
What it costs to run
A full charge at home could cost £0.38, or 0.8p per mile.*
- Cost of a full charge
- £0.38
- Cost per mile
- 0.8p
Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 7p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.
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