Citroen e-C4 price cut responds new plug-in car grant criteria

Citroen has reacted to the Government’s sudden variations to the United kingdom plug-in motor vehicle grant by minimizing the record price tag of the variety-topping model of the new, all-electrical e-C4. 

As announced this 7 days, electrical vehicles with a record price tag above £35,000 no lengthier qualify for any subsidy. For vehicles priced down below that amount, the grant has been lowered from £3,000 to £2,500. 

In reaction, Citroen says it has reduced the record price tag of the variety topping Shine In addition model of the new e-C4 by £550, so that the motor vehicle however qualifies for the subsidy. 

The brand name statements that the Shine In addition model of its new all-electrical relatives hatchback is the most common variant. It is just just one of quite a few electrical vehicles on sale in Britain that could now get a retail price tag lower in purchase to however qualify for the newly lowered grant. 

This individual e-C4 was formerly priced from £35,495 and the new on-the-road price tag stands at £34,995. That indicates that consumers shell out £32,495 when the £2,500 grant is immediately applied. The relaxation of the e-C4 line-up continues to be unchanged for now, preserve for the £500 reduction in the plug-in motor vehicle grant that has nudged all the price ranges up by that quantity. It indicates that the variety opens up from £30,895, right after the grant, for the entry-amount Sense In addition product. 

The e-C4 would make use of a 134bhp electrical motor and 50kWh battery program and Citroen statements a utmost variety of 217 miles on a complete demand. It’s element of a new C4 relatives hatchback line-up with 3 resources of power: petrol and diesel versions of the new C4 are also accessible in addition to the EV. 

Eurig Druce, Citroën UK’s Managing Director, stated: “We were let down to hear the information that the aid for individuals to make the change to a low emission automobile had been lowered. For this period of changeover to be a achievement and for electrification targets to be fulfilled, each the industry and individuals want clearer extensive-time period assistance and aid on how we will get there.

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