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Mitsubishi iMiEV earns its chevrons - bring on the Citroën C-Zero

Last summer, French automaker PSA and Mitsubishi announced that the two companies would partner on electric vehicle development for the European market. Prior to the Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot announced that it would market a version of the Mitsubishi iMiEV as the iOn and now sister brand Citroën has announced its own version of the car. Following its usual naming convention and the emissions free nature of the car, the Citroën is badged as the C-Zero. The C-Zero will become the second battery-powered vehicle in the ... Read more →

Citroen's C3 Picasso gets more efficient and more connected Sam Abuelsamid

Citroen has just introduced a revised version of the C3 Picasso compact MPV in the UK with a re-calibrated engine to reduce the CO2 emissions. The VTR+ and exclusive models equipped with the 90 hp ...

Peugeot to use Sanyo NiMH batteries in upcoming diesel hybrid Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year, Peugeot announced that it would introduce its first production vehicle based on the new 3008 crossover in 2011. Peugeot will likely be the first automaker to introduce a light ...

Spy Shots: Production Citroen C-Cactus images leaked online? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Judging by a few grainy leaked images from Auto Express of what appears to be a production-ready version of the Citroen C-Cactus concept from the Frankfurt Motor Show in the fall of 2007, the French ...

Frankfurt 2009: Citroen REVOLTe is... exactly that Noah Joseph

Between storming the Bastille and a national rejection of the Venus razor, the French certainly know the meaning of the word "revolt". Interesting, then, that Citroen knowingly used the word ...

Officially Official: Citroën releases details and pics of the new DS3 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We got our first sort of look at Citroën's new DS3 mini in a poorly lit alcove at the Geneva Motor Show in March and, based on what we could see then, it looked really cool. Well the DS3 is back and, this time, it's in production form and will be appearing at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a ...

REPORT: Citroen planning super-miserly C6 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

For rather obvious reasons, most eco-friendly cars fall into the compact or subcompact category. The lighter the platform, the easier it is for automakers to eke out additional miles from each gallon of gas and therefore lower carbon emissions. According to a report from Autocar in the UK, ...

REPORT: Citroen seriously considering C-production C-Cactus 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since the Citroen C-Cactus concept made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in the fall of 2007, we've been hearing that the eco-friendly vehicle may make it into production. The latest such rumor comes by way of Channel 4 in the UK, which is reporting that the quirky French automaker is ...

Rendered speculation: Citroen DS5 diesel hybrid possibly coming in 2011 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year, Citroen announced plans to revive the DS badge for a line of premium models. The first car we saw with the new nomenclature was the DS3 concept that was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March. That MINI-challenger will be joined by a larger DS5, which is likely to get a diesel ...

Citroen begins testing its C4 HYbrid4 rally car 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the four hybrid drive vehicles shown by the PSA group at last fall's Paris Motor show was version of its C4 WRC rally car. Like the others it used the HYbrid4 through-the-road architecture. The regular internal combustion engine drives the front wheels and a 167 hp electric motor drives ...

Citron adds dual fuel to Dispatch delivery truck for UK market 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën's new Dispatch 1000 L1H1 2.0i 140 brings to five the number of dual fuel (liquefied petroleum gas, aka LPG, and petrol) vehicles in the marque's UK line-up. The Dispatch 1000 joins the Nemo 1.4i X and three Berlingo models in sharing this alternative-fueled capability. The new van ...

REPORT: Citroen to launch new green brand 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Citroen, perhaps the quirkiest of the big automakers, is reportedly planning to launch a new green brand that it would sell alongside its current models and the future DS line that was announced at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. The first model would be based on the C-Cactus concept ...

Citroen planning new eco-brand, start-stop across the board 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Citroen is planning to follow other European automakers in launching a new eco-brand similar to BlueMotion and ecoNetic. In addition to the new branding, the French automaker will roll out fuel-saving features like automatic start stop across its entire model range over the next few years, ...

Diesel hybrid technology will be in Peugeot and Citron showrooms in 2011 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel hybrids from Peugeot and/or Citroën may soon appear on more than the show floor of the Paris Motor Show. Parent company PSA announced this week that it has partnered with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop diesel hybrid technology with an eye toward production models. PSA's HYmotion4 ...

PSA-Toyota joint venture produces 1 millionth vehicle 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a European joint venture between Toyota and PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroen. The factory in Kolin, Czech Republic builds the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo. Until the introduction of the Toyota's tiny iQ, the smallest car that ...

H2Roma: PSA lays out green car future strategy 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën and Peugeot have been putting out small, efficient vehicles for many years. At this weekend's H2Roma, the PSA group will talk about the green vehicles it hopes to bring to market in the future. H2Roma is an annual sustainable mobility and the PSA group's press release announcing its ...

New Citron C1 looks like a mouth-breather 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I know that a large front grille is becoming popular with a lot of automakers' design teams, but the size of the hole in the front of the newly redesigned Citroën C1 is just outlandish. The rest of the car is pretty appealing, but that grille is just too much. Is the car yawning? ...

Citron to launch new micro hybrid technology on diesel C3 Picasso 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Four years ago, Citroen started the whole stop/start trend when it introduced the technology on its C2 and C3 cars. Since then, many other automakers have picked up on the new green-tech, which shuts the engine off when it is not needed as opposed to letting it idle away. When regenerative ...

Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën. One of ...

Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4 WRC. A 125kW electric motor generator is geared to the rear axle of the ...

New look Citron C4 gets cleaner petrol and diesel options 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën is out this week talking about the new look of its revamped C4, and we're paying attention to the new HDi and enhanced petrol versions that reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy. The petrol engines - a 1.6 16v VTi 120hp and a 1.6 16v THP 150hp - are the result of ...

Citron to debut new Hypnos hybrid 'ute in Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above to enlarge the Citroën Hypnos rendering Citroën has a way of making oddball cars. Since the Traction Avant made its front wheel-drive debut back in the '30s, the French automaker has been bent on offering the weirdest designs on the planet. The 2CV and the classic DS carried ...

Citron sells over 300 fuel-efficient LVCs to UK city 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Fuel efficiency was the deal closer for the city of Nottingham in the UK, which just purchased over 300 Citroën Dispatch and Relay LCVs. The new fleet vehicles have HDi diesel engines which are certified to use biodiesel blends up to 30 percent. Nottingham City Homes' procurement & ...

Citron gets official with its Airdream label 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

What Ford has done with its Econetic moniker and Volkswagen has done it with its BlueMotion name, Citroën will attempt to copy by releasing its Airdream collection of vehicles. From its smallest model, the diminutive C1, to the full-size Grand C4 Picasso, expect to see the Airdream badge on as ...

Updated Citron C4 gets eco tires and new, cleaner engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge The Citroën C4 will get a new look in 2010, but for now the French company is happy to update and upgrade the version it currently sells. The changes include small styling updates and some eco-aware changes in the new petrol engines and some low-rolling resistance tires from ...

Citron updates C2, C3 and C3 Pluriel - some with 113 CO2 g/km 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge If you like the look of Citroën's C2 and C3 superminis (I do), then the announcement of a style refresh might be most welcome. The fact that one of the marque's new lookers emits just 113 grams of CO2 a kilometer is just an eco-bonus. As you can see in the company's chart ...

Video: Citron apes The Italian Job at Sexy Green Car Show 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to watch the video Who says that frugal and fun can't go together in the same sentence? It could be argued that using Minis -- both classic and current -- in the chase scenes of the movie(s) The Italian Job made them fairly eco-friendly already... well, at least as friendly as a ...

Citron says its cheaper to drive in the UK today than it was in 2000 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge We're driving, driving, driving like it's nineteen-ninety-nine. Well, not exactly, but Citroën says that owners of its cars in the UK may actually be driving for less money per mile on average than they did eight years ago. Here in the states, gas was ...

PSA looking to offer new three-cylinder low CO2 engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

PSA Peugeot Citroën, already Europe's leader in low CO2 emissions, is planning on introducing a new line of small-bore three cylinder engines. It seems that the French automaker is keen on keeping their eco-friendly reputation, as this information comes shortly after we heard that PSA plans to ...

Go PSA! Stop & Start will be standard soon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After PSA's announcement of taking things easy on diesel hybrids, it's at least good to know that they have decided to make the Start & Stop system available for the whole range of models. Nowadays, only certain versions of the Citroën C2 and C3 can be ordered with the Stop & Start ...

Citron offering 1,000 rebates for trading in a high-CO2 car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Over in Britain, Citroën is doing their best to draw owners of older, thirstier, CO2-spewing cars for a new low-CO2 model. To help attract customers to their showrooms they are offering up to £1,000 in cash for trade-ins on older cars. The deal applies to particular low emissions models ...

Citron thinks a 60+ mpg, sub-11,000 diesel hot hatch is "unbeatable." You? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ok, you've got a small, fuel-efficient (more than 60 mpg Imperial) hatchback. It's not a high-performance sports car, but it will get you to 62 mph in under 10 seconds. If you're under 25, you get a free year of insurance on the sucker. It costs £13,400, but for a limited time, the price ...

Citroen happy with brisk sales of its low-CO2 vehicles, makes deals to sell more 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën is making a point of its collection of low-CO2 emitting vehicles, and how well they're selling in the UK. The news from the automaker is that, of all the vehicles sold that emit less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, 15 percent bore the Citroën name. But that's not enough for ...

New Citron C4 Sillage comes in two petrol, four diesel flavors 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In 2010, Citroën's new diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain should be implemented in the company's C4 line. Until then, we'll have to make due with C4s like the new Sillage special series. The Sillage launches in France today with a heap of features (GPS navigation, 30 GB media/map hard drive, ...

Saving money and emissions in London with 1000 Berlingo Dual Fuel Citron conversions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're going to deliver goods anywhere within the London Congestion Zone, the Nicholson McLaren Engines company would like you to consider converting your delivery truck over to dual fuel (petrol and LPG). Last week, NME converted its 1,000th Citroën Berlingo 600 LX 1.4i vanto dual fuel ...

Update on the Peugeot 107 in North America 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Following up on the AutoBlogGreen exclusive photos of a Peugeot 107 along with two more spotted the next day on the roads of Livonia, MI, there is more news from Wards AutoWorld. Peugeot is a corporate stablemate of Citroen under the banner of PSA in France. In Europe Citroen sells a badge ...

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