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Citroen to Sell 4,000 C-Zeros in Spain by 2015

French carmaker Citroen revealed today the target it has set for its first electric vehicle, the C-Zero, on the Spanish market. The car, designed to "make urban mobility easier," will be marketed starting late last year and is hoped will sell some 4,000 units by 2015 in the country.

This is, according to just-auto.com, 9 percent of the worldwide target of 50,000 units for the same year. In Spain, the number of C-Zero's sold is expected to grow exponentially after 2015, with a total of 70,000 units to hit the roads by 2020.

Priced at 29,000 euros, the car comes equipped with an electric motor that develops 64 horsepower from 3,000 to 6,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 180 Nm of torque from 2,000 rpm.

Power is transmitted to the rear axle via a single-speed reduction gear. The car goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 15 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The 60-90 km/h acceleration is completed in 6 seconds.

The engine is connected to a 330-volt lithium-ion battery mounted in the center of the car. The recharging process can be done via any 220-volt socket, with the whole capacity projected to be restored in around six hours. However, an 80 percent charge is possible in just 30 minutes.

The C-Zero, built together with Mitsubishi, has already been announced as the car of choice for Germany's national railway company Deutsche Bahn, to be used as car-sharing vehicles. The C-Zero will also be part of the BeMobility electric transportation project in Berlin.
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