Important Vehicle Information - Fiat 2014 500e User Manual

INTRODUCTION/WELCOME

IMPORTANT VEHICLE INFORMATION

• Your 500e operates entirely on electricity stored in the high voltage battery. Unlike a
conventional vehicle or Hybrid there is no internal combustion engine. Battery Electric
Vehicles have unique operating characteristics that you should become familiar with to
ensure you are getting the optimal performance from your vehicle.
High Voltage Battery
• Your vehicle is equipped with a Lithium-ion high voltage battery that is used to power
the electric powertrain systems and the 12 Volt vehicle electrical system.
• The high voltage battery is located under the vehicle. The high voltage battery is main-
tenance free and designed to last for the life of the vehicle.
Lithium-ion batteries provide the following
benefits:
• Lithium-ion batteries are much lighter
than other types of rechargeable batter-
ies of the same size.
• Lithium-ion batteries hold their charge;
they only lose approximately 3% of their
charge per month.
• Lithium-ion batteries have no memory,
which means that you do not have to
completely discharge them before re-
charging, as with some other batteries.
• Lithium-ion batteries can be recharged
and discharged thousands of times.
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