Affordable EVs are starting to flood the new car market and the Grande Panda is Fiat’s answer to the Citroen e-C3. Cameron Richards reports.

The cheapest version of the Fiat Grande Panda looks more like a reincarnation of the original Panda from the '80s

The all-electric Grande Panda offers charm by the bucketload, a great price and a handy charging cable that lives in the nose of the car

This is not the first attempt to offer the Panda as an electric car, but the chances have never been better. A test drive shows that the E-Panda is a success.

The Fiat Grande Panda cannot yet be ordered in the UK - but the carmaker has released the price for its new EV, which will sell from £20,975 for the

Fitted with an electric powertrain, it costs from just over £21,000 for the entry-level RED model and just under £24,000 for the fully loaded La Prima. This represents incredible value. A hybrid is also available for even less – around £2,000 model for model – but for now we’re focusing on the all-electric model, and there’s plenty to talk about.

Making use of parent company Stellantis’s Smart Car platform, also used for the new Vauxhall Frontera and Citroen ’s e-C3 and e-C3 Aircross models, Fiat is undercutting those cars with a starting price of £20,975.

Some 45 years after it first Panda broke onto the scene, Fiat's iconic small car is back for 2025 - and it's affordable too.

Read the definitive Fiat Grande Panda Electric 2025 review from the expert What Car? team. Check specs, prices, performance and compare with similar cars.