Citroën C-Cactus might make it into production

Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Citroën, Electric cars, Future/Concept

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At the Frankfurt Motor Show last year Citroen introduced an electric car concept called C-Cactus. Citroen is now considering launching either small gasoline engine version or diesel-electric hybrid based directly on the concept car. Also all electric version is a possibility.

Considered powerplants include a 1.0-liter gasoline engine, a HYmotion2 hybrid featuring a combustion engine and an electric motor or a 100% electric model with a range of 160 km (100 miles).

According to Citroen C-Cactus explores new vehicle design processes. The emphasis during development was on environmental technology and styling, with designers abandoning equipment that was not vital to passenger comfort. By carefully considering materials and simplifying the design, they were able to reduce the number of parts, using just over 200 for the cabin. This is almost half the number used by a regular same-size hatchback.