Citroen C-Zero

Citroen reveals its version of the Mitsubishi i – complete with an electric engine!

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10th November 2009

TAKE a look at Citroen's first plug-in baby. This is the C-ZERO – a fully fledged zero emission electric car that will reach Citroen showrooms next year.

If it looks familiar that's because it's essentially identical to Mitsubishi's i-MIEV and the Citroen version gets the same drivetrain, with a 64bhp electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery.

Owners can charge the C-ZERO by plugging it directly into a household socket, and a full charge takes six hours. An 80 per cent charge is possible in just 30 minutes using a 400V supply. Citroen says the C-Zero can do 0-62mph in 15 seconds, accelerate from 37-56mph (50-70km/h) in six seconds and hit a maximum of 80mph. It also has a range of 80 miles.

Standard features include power steering, ABS, traction control, ESP, electric windows, six airbags and air conditioning. Sales of the C-ZERO start at the end of 2010 and although no prices have been confirmed expect to pay around £10,000 for the zero emission machine.

1 Comment

honesty please!

I hope someone takes citroen to task for labelling its car as having "zero emissions" of CO2. What about the electricity that is required to charge the car? A bit more honesty is called for. Of course, all transport methods are responsible for CO2 - there's nothing wrong with that, but lets not claim that cars can be operated with no emissions. In general the focus on CO2 emissions alone over-simplifies the debate on driving and sustainability. If I drive a high-emissions car on short journeys outside peak hours with no congestion, then it could be argued that the environmental impact is less than someone driving a low-emissions car during peak hours, contributing to poor air quality and congestion.

By braisim on 13 November, 2009, 12:00pm

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