Category: Superminis 
Price Range: £8,095 to £8,095
Low running costs; no (direct) emissions; safety equipment; drives like a real car.
Emissions from electricity generation; requires access to charge points; limited range.
One of the first cars to make electricity a genuine alternative to the internal combustion engine.
The C1 Evie doesn't make a great start in this category, as its purchase price is a not-inconsiderable £16,800, which is more than twice the price of most versions of the standard C1.
However, once you've paid out to buy the Evie, you'll find that running it costs next to nothing. There are no petrol costs, obviously, and a full charge should only cost around 90p; there are no emissions, so there's no road tax to pay or congestion charge (if you live in London); the insurance premium is lower; and parking in some areas will also be free. In fact, ECC calculates that London-based owners could save up to £6,500 a year.
But the batteries have a life of 3,000 full charges or around seven years, after which they will need to be replaced at a cost of about £2,800 (at current prices).
The standard three-year, 60,000-mile Citroen warranty still applies for the Evie, with ECC also providing the same three-year warranty for its electric powertrain.
