The Fiat Topolino has just landed in America at $13,995, which technically makes it the cheapest EV in the country. The catch is that it isn’t classified as a car and can’t be sold as street legal, at least not until Stellantis rolls out an optional Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) conversion kit that clears it for roads posted at 35 mph (56 km/h) or less.

 

In base form, its 19 mph (31 km/h) top speed keeps it well clear of any highway on-ramp. So it’s slow. Very slow. Then again, nobody buys something that makes the original Smart ForTwo look roomy expecting speed. None of which has stopped Stellantis from weighing an Abarth-branded version to make the tiny EV more tempting to young buyers in Europe.