Citroen confirms the 2CV is coming back as a £15,000 EV

The Citroen 2CV will return as a low-cost all-electric city car, it has been confirmed.

The French manufacturer will showcase its new electric 2CV at this year’s Paris Motor Show ahead of a production launch in 2028.

Rumours of the Citroen 2CV’s return have been circulating for more than a year and the firm’s CEO Xavier Chardon confirmed them at parent company Stellantis’s investor day, announcing “The 2CV is back”.

Chardon shared an early teaser image of the new electric Citroen 2CV which hints at a return to the “tin snail” shape of the iconic original, but with modern touches inspired by the Oli and Elo concepts such as an over-sized chevron badge on the bonnet and slimline LED lights inspired by the Oli and Elo concepts.

Citroen says the new 2CV electric will not just be a revival but will channel the spirit of the original and “represents a new vision of accessible mobility: electric, simple, versatile and highly desirable”.

The electric 2CV will be among the first in a new class of smaller, more affordable EVs designed to meet the demands of European urban transport.

Along with an expected “mini” Fiat Panda, the 2CV will be built at the Pomigliano d’Arco factory and designed to fit into a new M1E car class sitting between the existing M1 passenger car class and the L7 quadricycle class. That will put the 2CV somewhere between the basic Citroen Ami, which costs around £10,000 and the larger E-C3, which starts at almost £20,000.

“Reinventing the 2CV of tomorrow is a huge challenge and responsibility,” said Chardon.

“The original 2CV was never created to become an icon. It became one because it gave people freedom. The new 2 CV will carry that same spirit forward — not through nostalgia, but by reinventing its simplicity and accessibility for today’s world. Electric. Essential. Affordable. Human.

“Just like the original once democratized mobility, the new 2 CV will re-enchant electric mobility for a new generation.”