Fiat built an electric version of the 900T van back in 1979 — a flat-floor EV with an easily swappable battery pack, four decades before anyone called that innovative.
Lead trim: 900T 0.9 OHV four (35 bhp at 4,500 rpm)
Fiat 900T / 900E900T · 1976–1985
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FactFiat built an electric version of the 900T van back in 1979 — a flat-floor EV with an easily swappable battery pack, four decades before anyone called that innovative.
The Fiat 900T was a small van built between 1976 and 1985 (the 900E from 1980), replacing the 850T, first shown at the Turin Show in November 1976 and sold in the UK as the Citivan, with a taller roof and larger windscreen (6 cm higher), a redesigned front with rectangular headlamps, 12-inch wheels from the Fiat 126 and the steering wheel of the 127 Special. It came as a panel van, high-roof van, promiscuo (glazed with rear seating), seven-seat minibus (Pulmino, discontinued in 1981) and campers (Shango; the Amigo and Pandora in Britain), with a 2,650-litre load space and a 9 m turning circle. The rear-mounted four-cylinder 903 cc engine shared with the 127 made 35 bhp at 4,500 rpm and 44.84 lb·ft at 3,300 rpm; an electric 900T (14 kW, 60 km/h, 55 km range) came in October 1979 with ENEL, and in 1980 the renamed 900E gained 128-derived wheels, front disc brakes and a 127-based interior. Zastava built it in Yugoslavia as the 435/850A/900A (1977–1990); cargo versions ran to 1986 until Japanese microvans took the market. Wheelbase 78.7 in, length 147.6 in, width 59.8 in, height 68.5 in.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900T 0.9 OHV four (35 bhp at 4,500 rpm) | 1976–1985 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 35 hp | 44.84 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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