Citroen e-C3
EV supermini leads Europe's fightback against low-cost Chinese challengers Concerned voices continue to debate the influence that Chinese-import electric cars will have on the European market in the longer term. In 2024, concerned European legislators even ruled to impose tariffs on them.But, until now, very few European car makers have actually grasped the nettle and sought to match what we might consider China-typical value in a European-made, affordable electric car.That is ostensibly what Stellantis’s new Smart Car model platform has been designed to do – and the fourth-generation Citroën C3 and the brand-new Citroen ë-C3, the subject of this test, become its first-borne fruit.
EV supermini leads Europe's fightback against low-cost Chinese challengers
Concerned voices continue to debate the influence that Chinese-import electric cars will have on the European market in the longer term. In 2024, concerned European legislators even ruled to impose tariffs on them.But, until now, very few European car makers have actually grasped the nettle and sought to match what we might consider China-typical value in a European-made, affordable electric car.That is ostensibly what Stellantis’s new Smart Car model platform has been designed to do – and the fourth-generation Citroën C3 and the brand-new Citroen ë-C3, the subject of this test, become its first-borne fruit. 
