Citroen's 2CV is back, and it's electric - at least for now.
The French automaker unveiled a concept car that revives the 2CV, the boxy, low-cost runabout that defined post-war French mobility for decades. The new version swaps the original's simple, air-cooled engine for an electric powertrain, reimagining that unmistakable silhouette for the battery era. It's a concept, not a confirmed production model, and Citroen hasn't said whether or when a production version might follow.
Retro EVs have become a go-to move for European automakers trying to win over buyers who are lukewarm on electric cars - see Renault's 5 and Fiat's 500e. A reborn 2CV would fit that same playbook, leaning on nostalgia to make an EV feel familiar instead of alien. But per the source report, whatever this concept inspires isn't headed to American shores.
It's a pattern US car shoppers know well by now: Europe gets the charming, efficient small EV, and the US gets left waiting on the SUV.