Citroen e-C3 on sale in July priced under £22,000
Citroen has confirmed the price and specification for its new e-C3 budget hatchback, which will go on sale this summer.
The compact electric hatchback will cost from £21,990 and be available in two trim levels – Plus and Max. Its low price sets it as one of the cheapest EVs in the UK, with only the £15,000 Dacia Spring and £8,495 Citroen Ami undercutting it.
The e-C3 is the first Stellantis group car to use the value-focused Smart Car platform which will also form the underpinnings of the Vauxhall Frontera. In the e-C3 a 44kWh battery offers up to 199 miles of range while a 111bhp motor delivers a 0-62mph time of around 11 seconds. DC charger at 100kW is standard across the range and will take the battery from 20-80% in 26 minutes.
All versions of the e-C3 feature 17-inch alloy wheels, a two-tone paint finish, LED headlights and front and rear skid plates. Customers can choose from six colours – Polar White, Monte Carlo Blue, Mercury Grey. Perla Nera Black, Bright Blue, and Elixir Red.
Plus specification brings a 10-inch touchscreen Android Auto and Apple CarPlay along with Advanced Comfort front seats and suspension, which Citroen says make the e-C3 the most comfortable car in its class. It also gets a hots of driver aids, inclduing video-based active safety brake, lane departure warning, speed limit detection and cruise control.
Max versions cost from £23,690 and add a rear parking camera, automatic air conditioning, LED rear lights, dark-tinted windows, as well as a heated steering wheel, heated windscreen, and heated front seats. Connected services also offer real-time traffic updates and speed camera alerts.
While the e-C3 is among the first EVs to drop significantly below £25,000, a host of rivals are on the horizon, including the VW ID.2, Renault 4 and a new Fiat Panda. The Volkswagen Group also recently announced that it plans to launch a series of sub-€20,000 city cars from 2027.
