Citroen C-ZERO Electric Vehicle Revealed [C-ZERO EV Based on Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Launches End of 2010]

Citroen wouldn’t like to lose market share against those manufacturers that have already tackled the green minded with their new models, hence why the French car builder has announced a new electric vehicle concept that is meant to harm the environment as little as possible. Dubbed the Citroen C-Zero, the 3.48m-long city car borrows a bit from the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and its older brother, the Peugeot iOn.

Specs wise, the new Citroen C-Zero electric vehicle a permanent magnet synchronous motor that outputs a 64hp and 180Nm of torque, and feeds the engine with a 330-volt lithium-ion battery pack that is capable to deliver some 16kWh. All these help the little C-Zero sprint from naught to 100km/h in a not too shabby 15 seconds, with a 130km range — lower than we would’ve expected if you need to go between cities, but probably enough for your daily commuting.

The new Citroen C-Zero electric vehicle takes 6 hours to fully charge on a 220V plug, but if you’re in a hurry and have a 400V external station in the area, an 80-percent charge only takes 30 minutes and you’re again good to go.

With ABS, electric windows, air conditioning, ESP and six airbags, Citroen plans to release the C-Zero EV on the market in the last quarter of 2010.