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Citroen eC3 2023.

Citroen eC3 2023.

Citroen eC3 2023.

A low-cost Citroen eC3 2023 electric car has been introduced.

This electric car has nothing to do with the European Citroen C3 hatchback.

It is a budget model with the same name and length of less than four meters. Gasoline versions have been produced in India and South America since last year.

The electric version is designed specifically for the Indian market.

Interestingly, the original petrol Citroen C3 was very poorly received by local buyers: from July to December it was sold only 5,626 cars. What will the electric car offer them?

The body and interior of the new Citroen eC3 are unified with its petrol starting point to simplify production and not to bloat the nomenclature of components.

Even the gas tank hatch in the left rear wing is preserved, although it had to be drowned out because the charging connector is located under another hatch in the front right wing.

The only difference in the interior is a tiny transmission selector instead of a gearshift.

Citroen eC3 2023.

The volume of a trunk is the same 315 liters, because there are no electric components in the back.

All of them are concentrated under the hood. The front wheels are driven by an electric motor with an output of 57 hp and 143 Nm, Standard and Eco modes are available.

Citroen eC3 2023.

The traction battery with a capacity of only 29.2 kW∙h is located under the floor of the cabin, because of it the ground clearance was reduced by 10 mm.

This is a cheap lithium-iron phosphate battery from Chinese company Svolt, which does not even have a thermal control system (only natural air cooling).

Subsequently, Citroen expects to localize the production of these batteries in India.

Citroen eC3 2023.

The nameplate range on a single charge is 320 km on the Indian cycle ARAI.

The AC single-phase charging capacity is only 3.3 kW, and the DC unit is rated at 50 kW, but without a thermal management system, charging from 10% to 80% will take almost an hour.

The top speed of the hatchback is 107 km/h, and the acceleration time from a place to 60 km/h is also specified: 6,8 с.

Citroen eC3 2023.

In India, sales of Citroen eC3 will start in February and the price will be announced at the end of January.

The main benchmark is the local Tata Tiago EV electric hatchback with comparable features, which costs from $10,400.

But for prestige reasons, the Citroen will probably be more expensive: local media are talking about a starting price of $11,000.

 

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