Citroën has officially announced it is to sell a van version of its new e-C3, and it will cost under £20,000 including VAT after the plug-in van grant. An even cheaper version with a smaller battery is also on the way.
Based on the PLUS specification of the ë-C3, it costs £22,437 on the road once VAT has been added – which is actually £342 more than the car version. However, the van is eligible for the government’s £2,500 Plug-in Van Grant, reducing the cost to £19,937 after VAT or £17,535 without the tax.
As you’d expect from a van, ë-C3 has just two seats and features a full-height mesh and solid bulkhead as well as a mid-height load cover. Unlike the model in the pictures, UK versions will have the rear side windows blacked out and the winding mechanisms removed.
With a 300kg payload and a load volume of 730 litres under the load cover, or 1,220 litres without it, New ë-C3 Van’s load area is 1.2 metres long and 1 metre wide at floor level.
Its biggest rival will be Dacia’s Spring Cargo, which has a list price of £14,995 plus VAT, or £12,495 after the grant but has a range of 140 miles. Oddly though, it has a larger payload at 370kg.
The Citroen van has the same features as the PLUS version of ë-C3 passenger car, including a 10.25-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Head-Up Display, LED headlights, cruise control and rear parking sensors. It is fitted with 17-inch steel wheels with wheel trims.
The van also has the same 44kWh battery, offering a 200-mile range (WLTP Combined). It is understood that a smaller battery version will be introduced later this year which will be cheaper still, making it closer in price to the Dacia.
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