The Citroën C1 will be electric, and other small city cars are still heading in that direction

The electric revolution is about to arrive, and many manufacturers are already applying all the technology at their disposal to build zero-emission cars or, at least, cars with far lower emissions. Small city cars, the ones designed for getting around town, are beginning to go through the laboratory and fully electric variants are starting to appear.

The Citroën C1 will be the next to offer a fully electric version. This is what Linda Jackson, CEO of PSA, has revealed. For the executive, the Citroën C1 is evolving and getting ever smaller and more functional. This could mean it loses its combustion engine and gains an electric motor to move around the city with ease and avoid generating pollution.

Another model in the group that could end up fully electric is the Peugeot 108, which is also preparing to offer electrification in its third generation. These two models will share technology, but they will not be the only ones. Toyota has a collaboration agreement with PSA, so its own version of the small city car, the Toyota Aygo, could also feature that technology.

But, unlike the two French cars, Toyota has not yet defined its strategy for the small city car. The collaboration between PSA and Toyota could give rise to an electric model built on technology shared by the three companies. If there is no clear strategy in this case, the cooperation between the two could come to an end.

Toyota wants to plan its strategy very carefully with the Toyota Aygo, because it is one of the brand’s best-selling models in Europe and one it wants to look after Toyota. If it ultimately decides to go ahead with the joint strategy with PSA, there could be the opportunity to have three more electric city cars and make them more attractive to buyers over the next decade, who will be looking for a car with low emissions. Will they be ready by 2022? Let’s hope so, because if not, they may fall behind in the market.