wattEV2buy explores the CITROËN electric
car strategy & list CITROËN EV models, news, and sales as it vies
for a position in the fast-growing EV market. CITROËN is part of the French automotive company, PSA Group which include Peugeot, the luxury vehicle brand DS,
and the mobility service provider Free2Move. The PSA Group’s electric
vehicle strategy built on an all-electric Common Modular Platform (CMP)
in partnership with Dongfeng Motors.
The CMP aims for a driving range of up to 280mi / 450km and ultra fast
charging up to 7.5mi / 12km of driving per minute of charging. The company aims to introduce 4 EV’s and 7 PHEV’s from 2019. The company also manufactures other popular electric vehicle brands such as the Bollore Bluesummer on contract. The Common Modular Platform (CMP) consists of the following elements:
According to an interview by Auto Express with Citroen
CEO, Linda Jackson, the French automaker will have a model mix
consisting 80% of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2023.
According to Linda Jackson, the company is driven by market needs and
guided by a growing demand for electric vehicles in China. Citroen and
its Chinese partner, Dongfeng, has partnered on the development of the new platform that will form the backbone of the strategy.
Citroën
this week shed some light on its electric vehicle strategy. The PSA
Group company plans EVs across the range starting 2020. The strategy
mimics Hyundai’s strategy with the Ioniq,
having an ICE, PHEV and BEV version. The approach is seen as quite
expensive, but hopefully, the company gained some inside knowledge from
the Citroen C-Zero, one of the first EVs of the decade. Citroen
CEO Linda Jackson was quoted by Automotive News Europe as follows –
“Our strategy for electric vehicles is not to have a vehicle dedicated
to electric, but to have electric across the range so that customers can
choose a gasoline model or an electric model.”
Another PSA group company, DS Automobiles the luxury marque for the French automaker, this week announced that it would have an EV by 2019.
The highly anticipated Paris Auto Show starts this
week, and the event is expected to deliver some huge announcements for
the electric vehicle market. We have reported earlier on Mercedes’s expected launch of an all-electric sub-brand, which includes the introduction of a plug-in pick-up, and BMW‘s executive not attending the event to trash out is electric vehicle strategy. Other brands to watch include VW‘s hyped-up mass-market EV with a range of over 300miles expected in 2020, Porche’s new Panamera PHEV and Citroen‘s new Experience concept car. Various company’s such as Ford and Rolls Royce will not attend the smaller than usual event.
Citroen Electric Vehicles
Citroen Marque EV brands
Citroen Pure Electric Models
Citroen Plug-in Hybrid Electric Models
Citroen Electric Car Strategy in the news
Week 44 2017 Citroën EV stragety updated
Week 18 2017 Citroën EV stragety unwrapped
September 2016 Paris Auto Show
Top 5 EV News Week 32 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 32 2020 | Cadillac Lyriq unveiled. Yet another Chinese EV startup IPO. Three new EV models launched this week.
Top 5 EV News Week 31 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 31 2020 | Successful IPO for CHJ Auto, Kandi finally enters the USA, Mitsubishi pays the cost for failing EV strategy.
Top 5 EV News Week 30 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 30 2020 | Chengdu Auto Show, Hozon Neta IPO, VW invest in China, eVito Tourer for sale