Citroën C4 electric: finally correct autonomy thanks to a new battery

Depending on the models, the range can thus reach 421 km, against 360 km with the 50 kWh battery. Autonomy therefore becomes correct for a compact, a type of vehicle more intended to be the first car in the home, with family use.

Citroën drastically increases the autonomy of its electric E-C4 thanks to this new cleaner battery

The electric Citroën Ë-C4 offers a whole new more powerful version and taking advantage of an increase. A variation taking advantage of a battery with revised chemistry and still eligible for the ecological bonus. Assets that should not allow him to overshadow the Tesla Model 3.

If all manufacturers will have to switch to electric from 2035, apart from a few exceptions, all are not really equal on the question. Some are indeed a certain delay compared to others, such as Citroën for example. Admittedly, the firm markets its friend, who met a great success thanks to its positioning and its affordable price, as well as its Ë-C4 and its Ë-Berlingo and ë-spacetourer. But it’s still a bit light.

A new version

An electric C3 has also been unveiled, but it will first be only marketed in India. Suffice to say that the firm still has a little work to match some of its rivals like Volkswagen, which already has a wide range, of the ID.4 at the ID.7 via the ID. Buzz. But before launching new models, the Chevron manufacturer already wants to improve its current offer. This is how the Ë-C4 offers some small developments.

In its press release, the manufacturer announces that the compact and its version X launched in 2022 enrich their range of a new engine. However, this is not so unprecedented as that, because it already equips the Peugeot E-208 and the DS 3 E-Tense, which we were able to take the wheel a few months earlier. Indeed, the raised compact sees its power increase, in order to go to 156 horses, While the 260 Nm couple of Bouge.

Citroën specifies that it is no longer a synchronous engine with permanent magnets butHybrid synchronous technology (HSM). Note that the 136 horsepower version is always offered in the catalog and that it retains the same characteristics as before. But that’s not all, because the Ë-C4 also takes up the new battery of the compacts of the Stellantis group, with a capacity of 54 kWh, against 50 kWh until then.

This allows the compact to display a Autonomy up 17 %, going from 360 to 420 kilometers According to the WLTP cycle. The manufacturer also announces that it has changed the chemistry of its NMC battery, which is no longer made up of 60% nickel, 20% manganese and 20% cobalt (622). The ratio evolves to go 80% nickel, 10% manganese and 10% cobalt (811), This has a positive impact on density, longevity and ethical aspect, with less cobalt.

An upward price

It will therefore be necessary to wait a little more before Stellantis equips his LFP (lithium – iron – phosphate) battery cars, less expensive to produce and allow the price to buy. The charging time is unchanged, since it is always necessary to count Thirty minutes on a 100 kW terminal To go from 10 to 80 %.

If the Citroën Ë-C4 makes a real effort on autonomy, it is not yet ready to compete with the 510 kilometers WLTP of the Tesla Model 3. And yet, the American sedan is cheaper … because this new more powerful version of the French compact is not accessible only on the Shine finish, One of the most upscale before the Shine Pack. The rest of the range is still equipped with the 136 horsepower engine and the 50 kWh battery.

So you have to count 44,600 euros for the Ë-C4 and 45,300 euros for version X, Against 41,990 euros for the Tesla Model 3 Propulsion. In any case, the tricolor compact is still eligible for the ecological bonus of 5,000 euros reserved for cars under 47,000 euros. At this level of finish, it is delivered as standard with the 10-inch touch screen compatible with Apple Carplay and Android Auto, the rear view camera as well as the Dead Angles Monitoring System and High Highlight display.

At the beginning of April, Citroën decided to make a sharp drop in price on its compact, which had lost no less than 4,700 euros in order to compete with Tesla. Customers who have opted for rental with purchase option can benefit from monthly payments at only 199 euros per month. A strategy that contrasts with that of Renault, which has increased the price of its megane e-tech Electric.

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Citroën C4 electric: finally correct autonomy thanks to a new battery

Citroën completes the supply of electric C4s. Remember that the compact of the chevrons firm now offers two bodywork, the classic 5 -door and a trunk sedan, named C4 x.

And their Ë-C4 electrical declination now leaves the choice between two technical options. In addition to the 100 kW engine associated with a 50 kWh battery, there is now a more powerful block and a larger battery.

It was an expected evolution, because already made on other models that use the E-CMP base, including the DS 3 Crossback and Peugeot E-208. Citroën has chosen to make the two technical sheets cohabit for a while, reserving the new engine/box duo for the High SHINE finish.

It is therefore possible with it to have an engine of 115 kW instead of 100 kW, or 156 hp instead of 136 hp. On the battery side, we go from 50 to 54 kWh in raw capacity. Thanks to this larger battery and work on the drop in consumption, the autonomy approved in WLTP cycle progresses significantly.

Depending on the models, the range can thus reach 421 km, against 360 km with the 50 kWh battery. Autonomy therefore becomes correct for a compact, a type of vehicle more intended to be the first car in the home, with family use.

Nothing changes on the recharge side. By alternating current, there is in series a single -phase charger 7.4 kW. A three -phase 11 kW is offered as an option. For rapid continuous current recharge, the maximum remains limited to 100 kW.

On the Shine finish, this engine/battery set costs 44.600 € with the Ë-C4. The price difference with the 136 hp block, still available in Shine, is 1.000 €. For X, the price is 45.300 €.