this is it the affordable electric war continues ! Although for several years groups and manufacturers have announced that they want to offer the world premiere of a universal car for a symbolic bar of 25,000 or even 20,000 euros, it was Citroën that made the decisive move ! Presented French brand the fourth generation of its city car C3which is therefore available with an exclusively electric engine for the first time in its history (in addition to the thermal versions that will appear on the market later). Evaluate? 23,300 euros without bonusi.e. a bonus of 18,300 euros is deducted and even 16,300 euros for the most modest households who can take advantage of the “maxi-bonus”!

Renault 5 E-Tech is long overdue…

However, the little Citroën was not necessarily the one we expected to be the fastest in this niche. Fiat with its Panda, Volkswagen with the ID.2 and especially Renault with the R5 E-Tech for some time teased the future arrival of “the first affordable electricity”. Because as far as the R5 is concerned, we’ve known it for a while. Of course, not under the last dress, but From the 2021 concept, we had some idea of ​​its design : concentrated neo-retro that reinterprets the lines of the original R5 from the 70s. In recent months and to continue to get people talking about it in anticipation of its release, Renault showed several new images: sketches of the interior, barely camouflaged exterior, etc.

Very spirit of the seventies!

Always with this aim “not to forget”, Losange released teasers this week revealing the color palette of its small electric city car. Nostalgia alert, color alert! The upcoming color scheme is also a great tribute to the original R5: yellow, orange, green and blue ! Finally slightly bright, slightly cheerful colors, to remind us of those original 70s! The interior should also be refined retro, with the same shades and hints of color. Was waiting for a presentation in the spring of 2024can offer the new R5 assembled in Douai (59). up to 420 kilometers of autonomy in its version, it is equipped with the largest battery. A few months later, a neo-retro interpretation of the R4 will appear, this time mutating into an electric urban crossover, an alternative to the Captur in the B segment.

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