Wednesday, October 13, 2010
2010 Citroen C-ZERO Hybrid
2010 Citroen C-ZERO Hybrid that peg is Mitsubishi's, with its 'kei-class' i-MiEV providing Citroen a quick fix to plug in to customers that want an electric model. It's a good looking car, in that slightly quirky, modern city car style that the Japanese excel at.
Like as Mitsubishi's i-MiEV, Citroen has added a more conventional automatic transmission to the C-Zero. Instead of the multi-mode item in the Mitsubishi the C-Zero simply offers you Drive, Reverse, Park and Neutral. The means by which the C-Zero differentiates its power delivery and driving modes is via a two-stage accelerator. Use the first portion of travel and the C-Zero is in Eco mode, though push through and it gives you all of its power. Nothing radical there then.
Citroen C-ZERO is all about its powertrain. It's a plug-in electric vehicle, with a lithium ion battery pack and electric motor powering it. It requires a seven-hour charge to completely fill those batteries - or a 30-minute quick charge to 80 percent if you can find a high voltage power outlet. Its range is about 80 miles in normal use.
It does give Citroen a lead in the UK market, but Nissan's Leaf is going to be a very tough rival for the C-Zero and its Mitsubishi and Peugeot badged relatives.
Resource images by PhotoCarSpeed
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