The Citroen E-C3 Makes Other Electric Cars Look Overpriced…

"If you need eco mode, drive slower." - Jack Scarlett

Finally the review we were all waiting for. Will this car be ushering a new era of affordable EVs for the masses? I really hope so.

Woah woah woah hold up. Feel like we skipped over the battery chemistry a bit fast there. Having it be LFP is a HUGE deal for people who want longevity and minimal degredation. For a sub 50kwh battery, the extra weight is worth it to go LFP. Can we confirm both variants the 40+ and 29kwh version are both LFP? Love this car. Great video Jack and the team.

I had two 2CVs in my earlier years and they were great, simple, practicle and cheap. I am glad to see Citroën haven't lost thier touch in that respect. 😊

Exactly the kind of car that's needed to tackle air pollution in our cities. We'll done Citreon. If you factor in the money you will save on petrol, if you charge at home, the car will pay for itself.

Should win Car of the year! It'll be my 1st electric car when the cheapest version arrives.

This looks brilliant; I had a Jan 1960 registered Morris Mini Minor and it had 33BHP and was fine in the 1980s. I accept there is a lot more traffic now, but 111bhp really is not a problem. Sounds like Citroen have nailed this car, I hope they sell a bucketload.

Speaking of cheap, electric cars, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV had a bit of the same as this Citroen. It was cheaply made but they kept an odd array of creature comforts. The base model came with two speakers, but had heated seats. It had an interior from Tupperware, but had speed-sensitive wipers. It had the barest of instruments, but had a heated steering wheel. It also had an overboosted steering wheel like this Citroen. There is something charming about a simplistic car.

1:48 This had me rolling.

home run! Treffer und versenkt! A comfortable, quiet, spacious, quite affordable electric car with acceptable range and charging speed. I imagine Teslabjorn will do his 1,000 km challenge run in under 11 hours with this one. Me wants it!

Just looked up the e-C3 here in Denmark, Apparently there's a trim level 'VTR Sport'(+7000dkk/~£800 extra) above the one Jack reviewed here, which does have heated front seats, windscreen & steering wheel + quite a lot of other stuff. For the price i actually think i'd prefer that over the blingy red metal paintjob which costs 9500dkk over standard for comparison.

at last, a clip that deserves to be titled "affordable electric car". cheap is 20 grand nowadays :))) it's funny how jack looks like a giant when he stands next to the car, but when he's in the car it feels like he's back to regular person size :)

So much to like about this car from both a consumer perspective and a design one. Decades ago I was part of a team that generated a number of ideas for Jaguar LandRover. It was clear back then that there was an appetite for an eco friendly economical car, that wasn't green wash. Unfortunately legacy brands still had so much buy-in to the systems of manufacturing that they really struggled to understand what was being proposed. Finally we are starting to see ideas from all those decades ago being used. The future really is not to keep burning your resources.

I love the idea of using your own phone or tablet for the infotainment screen but they should also just have a typical old school DINN radio and physical aircon buttons.

Citroen's suspension is really good tho. This car with that suspension is already makes it a really good buy

I was at Everything Electric North and thought mentioning the "Back Room Staff" was a fantastic way to recognise the hard work behind the scenes. Maybe you could add the names of the people involved in the filming editing etc in the summery of the video in the drop down. I would appreciate it and i am sure they would too!! Old style "Credits"

Top tip - get a 2 year old Hyundai Ioniq 38 with 3yr warranty for half the price and at least the same range……..it’s more efficient…..cheaper to ‘fuel’.

Thanks for the nice review. Yep, we were waiting for several years for an EV with a, for us, useable range of over 300km and decent charging speed with 100kW, for around €25k. Preferable with an LFP battery pack. This is the one. We bought the MAX for €26k (with €2950 subsidie) black body white roof and the 11kW AC charger. Delivery in October. Super happy. The Renault R5 Etech was the 2nd choice, nice sporty body. But that has NCM battery tech, the 40kWh battery and with 80kW slower charging. AND, in reality that will not be sold this year. You can order, but it will be mid 2025 before it arrives a the dealers. (possibly no subsidy in 2025). So, it is the Citroën ë-C3 MAX that came out on top.

jack you are on the way to become a standup comedian. love your pointing to the french - made me smile

LFP battery is a good choice! Obviously it does not have the same energy density as NMC but it's MUCH MUCH safer! LFP does not burn! Also LFP degrades 3-4 times slower than NMC!