Unfortunately, many electric vehicles still don’t give easy access to your (battery) statistics on the dashboard. Supposedly I guess they don’t want to make things difficult for “end users”, but instead they are creating fuzzy software that makes it hard to figure out what’s actually going on (with the battery, consumption, and so on). PowerCruiseControl tells me that when fully charged there is 40kWh usable battery available from the get-go. Now that’s useful data!
Comfort
This ë-C4 (Shine edition) seems to have it all!
Heated seats: check.
Heated steering wheel: check.
Pre-heating through the app: check.
Heated glass: check!
But then I find this button to my left: massage seats. And I will never forget driving a vehicle some years ago that gave the driver a massage seat, but not the passenger. Not the case in this Citroën: by the end of our trip, my girlfriend and I have become hooked on the massage seats.
One truly noticeable difference with for example the e-2008 I drove recently: this steering wheel is incredibly light to use. Whether that fits your style is up to you, but it’s impressive and adds to the luxury vibes.
Another feature: the plush seats. Wow, I can confidently say after driving 3500+ km in two weeks that my back is happy!
Oh, I almost forgot to mention the HUD! While slightly less premium since the glass is popping up when you start the engine, has a nice robotic vibe to it, I have to say.
Only disappointment: we didn’t get the panorama roof, which is a personal favorite!
Time to get into the charging!
Charged excitement
Covering the distance as I’ve done it in the past weeks you’ll believe I’ve been fast charging on a (nearly) daily basis, which I like to describe as fun and the ë-C4 plays a big role because of its capabilities.
Would you believe who’s charging the fastest in this picture?
