Citroen e-C4 costs, insurance, warranty & tax

There's a lot to be said for choosing an electric car like the e-C4 as your next family runabout. The potential savings are great – no fuel to pay for, reduced servicing costs thanks to longer intervals, zero road tax and, for company-car users, very low BiK tax.

The e-C4 is still more expensive to buy than its internal-combustion-engined sibling, but day-to-day running costs have the potential to be lower, especially if you have access to a home wallbox and a suitable electric-car-specific tariff. It's also a bit of a no-brainer if you do lots of shorter trips – a typical-use case for many of us. 

Citroen e-C4 insurance group

The e-C4 is rated in group 22 for insurance, which is lower than for its 'cousins' the Peugeot e-2008 (group 25) and Vauxhall Corsa-e (groups 24 and 25). These are relatively high for cars of this size, but reflect the extra costs of repair that technology-packed cars may incur. 

Warranty

The e-C4 is covered by Citroen's standard three-year/60,000-mile warranty, plus an eight-year/100,000-mile guarantee for its battery. This isn't quite as impressive as those offered by the likes of Kia (seven years/100,000 miles) and Hyundai (five years/unlimited miles), but still plenty to cover the usual three-year length of a typical lease.

Servicing

Citroen's Car Plan programme lets you spread the cost of maintenance. Generally, an electric car will require servicing less often than a petrol or diesel equivalent thanks to a relative lack of moving parts, and that applies here – the e-C4 has an interval of two years or 16,000, whichever comes first, so you can expect to spend less.

Road tax

You won't have to pay any road tax on your e-C4 thanks to its zero-emissions status, and is also exempt from the London Congestion Charge till 2025.