Citroën has disclosed no battery, range, power or payload figures for the concept.
Citroën has unveiled the 2 CV Fourgonnette Concept, an electric reinterpretation of its long-serving delivery van, at the Paris Motor Show on 12 October. The concept arrived a day after the French marque showed the 2 CV Concept compact electric hatchback, with Citroën describing the van as the light commercial version of that car.
From the base of the windscreen forward, the Fourgonnette is identical to the hatchback. Behind it, a tall, boxy rear section replaces the car's seats and sloping roofline, finished with split rear doors in a nod to the original van's layout. Citroën has disclosed no battery, range, power or payload figures for the concept, nor any pricing.
Xavier Chardon, chief executive of Citroën and DS Automobiles, framed the project as an attempt to recover something beyond utility. "The 2 CV Fourgonnette was more than just a work tool. It was part of everyday life. Simple, ingenious and accessible, it above all possessed something few commercial vehicles have: a soul," he said. "Because being useful should never mean being ordinary."
The original 2CV Fourgonnette was first shown at the 1950 Paris show and entered production the following year, built on the mechanicals of the 2CV car that had itself debuted in 1948. Over nearly three decades, Citroën built more than 1.2 million examples, and the van became a fixture for French tradespeople, shopkeepers and postal services before it was retired in the late 1970s.
Citroën has been careful to manage expectations about where this concept leads. "While this concept does not preview a future production model in the short term, it opens up new avenues for consideration," the company said, calling the project "a free expression by Citroën's designers." Only the passenger 2 CV has a firm production commitment, targeted for European showrooms by 2028 at a starting price of around €15,000, built in Europe to meet the European Union's upcoming "E-Car" rules for affordable electric cars.
