Stellantis and battery swap startup Ample are rolling out 100 Fiat 500e EVs in Spain with modular batteries that can be replaced in minutes. Instead of plugging in and waiting around to recharge, ...

Automotive giant Stellantis–which owns no fewer than 14 car brands, including Fiat, Dodge, Jeep, and Opel–has partnered with California-based startup Ample to launch a fleet of city cars that can have ...

A fleet of 100 Fiat 500e EVs will get Ample's battery swap tech. The fleet will be part of Stellantis' Free2move mobility provider. Ample's swap stations can put a freshly charged battery in an EV in ...

Stellantis will offer battery swap capability in a fleet of Fiat 500e hatchbacks in Madrid, Spain, as part of a trial of battery swap station technology with station developer Ample. A battery swap ...

John Neff is a veteran automotive journalist with over two decades of experience leading major outlets such as Autoblog and Motor1. Beginning his career as Editor-in-Chief of Speed, Style & Sound, he ...

A small fleet of rideshare Fiat 500e electric vehicles will become testbeds for battery-swap technology in 2024. The experiment is being conducted by Ample, a startup working on battery swaps, and ...

Public charging can be an EV dealbreaker, especially for those who don't have home charging. But the global automaker Stellantis is working on quelling that reason for EV rejection with tech that can ...