Citroen 2CV returns as an EV targeting under £15,000 in the UK

Citroen is bringing back the 2CV as a small electric city car, and its chief executive, Xavier Chardon, has told What Car? that the production version is targeted at under £15,000 in the UK, before any Electric Car Grant. That is a target rather than a confirmed price. The catch is timing: the car due to be unveiled in Paris on Sunday is a concept, and production is reported to start in 2028.

Autocar reports that Citroen has officially confirmed the 2CV name and retro styling, after a run of teasers that Carscoops tracked from 30 September to 5 October. The brand says the new car is about “mobility accessible to all”, reports Motor1. The concept is due on Sunday 11 October, ahead of the Paris Motor Show, and What Car? reports that the production car will be built at Stellantis’ Pomigliano plant in Italy.

What has Citroen actually confirmed?

Plenty of numbers are circulating, so it helps to separate what Citroen has said from what has been reported. The UK price target comes from the chief executive, but it is still a target. Battery and range figures, by contrast, have not appeared in any report so far.

Detail	What we know	Status
Name and styling	2CV, with retro looks based on the original	Confirmed by Citroen
Concept reveal	Paris, Sunday 11 October 2026	Announced, not yet shown
UK price target	Under £15,000 before any grant	Target given by the CEO to What Car?
European price target	Under €15,000	Reported widely
Production	Pomigliano, Italy, from 2028	Reported by What Car?
UK sales	Shortly after production starts	Reported by What Car?
Length	About 3.7 metres, shorter than the original 2CV	Reported by What Car?
Battery, WLTP range, UK trims	Not announced	Unknown

Auto Express has described the 2CV as a £13,000 car, based on the euro target. The only UK figure attributed to Citroen is the sub-£15,000 target, so treat that as the number to watch rather than a price list.

How does a sub-£15,000 2CV compare with today’s cheapest EVs?

The table below sets the 2CV’s target against the cheapest new EVs you can buy now. Current prices come from electrive and Car Dealer Magazine, and the Ioniq 3 figure is from Hyundai UK.

Car	UK price	How the price is reached
Citroen 2CV (2028 target)	Under £15,000	Before any grant
Dacia Spring	From £11,990	Price cut by Dacia in July 2026
Leapmotor T03	From £12,995	Price cut by Leapmotor
Hyundai Ioniq 3	From £18,495	After the £3,750 Band 1 grant

On price alone, the 2CV target does not undercut the best deals today. Dacia cut the Spring to £11,990 and Leapmotor cut the T03 to £12,995, both below the 2CV target. Against the Ioniq 3, it would be nearly £3,500 cheaper before it receives any grant at all, while the Hyundai already has its grant applied. Every price in this table could move before 2028. A sub-£15,000 2CV would be cheap, but not cheaper than the cheapest cars on sale now. For the full picture of what is on sale, see our ranking of the cheapest new EVs you can buy.

What will Citroen cut to hit the price?

What Car? reports that the price target has forced a trade-off on battery range, and that several features have been pared back to keep costs down:

• Rapid charging: DC rapid charging will be optional on the entry-level version.
• Roof: a manually operated canvas roof rather than an electric one.
• Cabin: a small, squarish infotainment screen with physical buttons beneath it for key functions, and probably a return of the single-spoke steering wheel.
• Platform: new “ECAR” underpinnings that will form the basis of Stellantis’ next generation of small, cheap EVs.

The charging point matters most for UK buyers. Without the DC option, the cheapest 2CV would rely on home charging or slower AC public posts, which rules out quick top-ups at motorway services and rapid hubs. That suits a driver with a driveway who mostly drives in town. Anyone who parks on the street and depends on rapid chargers should budget for the DC option.

Why is the 2CV built around EU rules Britain does not use?

Motor1 reports that the 2CV is part of Stellantis’ E-Car plan for low-cost models eligible for the EU’s emissions “super credits”. The EU’s proposed M1E category covers fully electric cars under 4.2 metres long. As Electric Drives explains, each one counts as 1.3 cars towards a maker’s fleet CO2 target, but only if it is built in the EU. An Italian-built 3.7 metre 2CV fits that brief neatly.

The UK has not adopted M1E. Autocar notes that because the UK is outside the EU, the class has no direct relevance to the zero-emission vehicle mandate that carmakers must meet here. It also points out that UK car regulations closely follow the EU’s, so cars built to the new rules could well be sold in Britain.

In practice, the regulatory payoff that makes a car like the 2CV worth building is in Europe, and Britain is a follow-on market. What Car?’s report that UK sales will follow is encouraging, but there is no specific UK date yet. Trade terms for EU-built cars are another variable before 2028, and our rules of origin explainer covers how they apply to EVs shipped from the EU.

Could the 2CV get the Electric Car Grant?

Today’s Electric Car Grant runs in two bands tied to manufacturer sustainability standards: Band 1 cars get £3,750 off and Band 2 cars get £1,500. It applies to new EVs priced under £37,000, according to Cars2Buy, so the 2CV’s price would clear that cap with ease. Its stablemate, the e-C3, currently qualifies for Band 2, but nothing has been said about which band the 2CV would fall into.

The bigger question is whether the grant will still exist when the 2CV arrives; we look at how long the money might last in our Electric Car Grant funding analysis. Citroen’s sub-£15,000 figure excludes the grant, so the price does not depend on it. At today’s Band 2 rate, a car priced just under £15,000 would drop below £13,500.

Should you wait for the electric 2CV?

If you need a car in the next year or two, no. Production does not start until 2028, there is no UK on-sale date, and nobody has published a battery size or range. Today, the Spring at £11,990 or the Ioniq 3 at £18,495 after the grant are real cars you can order now.

If you are buying a town runabout or second car and your current one has a few years left, the 2CV is worth watching. Look closely at range and whether DC charging is standard on the version you can afford, because those are the areas where What Car? reports Citroen is cutting costs. It is also not the only cheap EV on the way: our guide to the sub-£20,000 electric cars due in the UK lists the alternatives. The sub-£15,000 figure came from the chief executive, but until UK trims, range and a delivery date are published, treat it as a target rather than a price.