The race to create cheaper electric cars is heating up with this, the new Citroen e-C3. The battery-electric supermini has been revealed in Paris and intends to rewrite the rulebook on how much European-built electric cars should cost.
‘Think more consumer electronics with how we’ll treat things like headlights and grilles going forward. This is the start of something that we’re going to continue to explore in every car that I really believe will give us much more chances to be successful in terms of sales – making everything round is extremely difficult to make a success,’ he told CAR in early 2023.
The battery pack is rated to 44kWh here, and Citroen claims a 199-mile electric range for this model. The brand says the e-C3 is also capable of 100kW DC charging, allowing a 20-80 per cent charge to be done in 26 minutes. Sadly, unlike the Oli concept, the e-C3’s charging point is placed in a rather conventional place rather than neatly behind the badge.As well as the info about the battery pack, Citroen has confirmed some performance data.
Other simple details include some handy cupholders in the centre console, physical climate control switchgear low down in the dashboard and some soft materials used.As mentioned, Citroen plans to launch the new e-C3 in the first few months of 2024 priced from under £23,000 in its entry-level model, and is expected to launch in the UK in August 2024. More detailed UK pricing information will be revealed closer to its launch.