In India, Citroen launched an electric version of its local C3 city car, which can compete with Dacians Spring if he decides to come to Europe.
The Citroën C3 remains one of the most popular cars in France, with nearly 59,000 copies in 2022, even close to the podium trusted by Renault Clio and Dacia Sandero and Peugeot 208. But unlike its rivals, the herringbone city car still doesn’t have an electric equivalent. Until today, but you have to travel to get it. Pick up your ticket, aim for New Delhi.
The electric Citroën C3 with understated performance
Because in the Indian capital everything changes,Auto Expo, local auto show. In India, the Citroën C3 exists but in certain versions (such as in Latin America), the crossover is more distinctive and different from the C3 Aircross. Launching in July 2022 in petrol, the C3 India was launched at this event in the Citroën ë-C3, a 100% electric version.
Identical from an aesthetic point of view, the car changes all its mechanical parts, into a 57 horsepower (42 kW) electric block that sends 143 Nm of torque to the front wheels. Very simply, the electric C3 does 0 to 60 km/h in less than 7 seconds and only tops out at 107 km/h.
The battery is also inefficient, 29.2 kWh, but it will provide 320 km of autonomy according to the theoretical local cycle. As for fast charging, there is but with moderate power – around 20 kW – to go from 10 to 80% in practice.
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