Citroën ë-C4 (2021-2024) vs Fiat 600e

The Citroën ë-C4 costs £5,185 more than the Fiat 600e. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Fiat 600e is not just cheaper - it also offers 37 miles more WLTP range and a 1.0s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Citroën ë-C4 comes out ahead overall.

The Fiat 600e is £5,185 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Fiat 600e comes out roughly £5,185 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 156 miles for the Citroën ë-C4 and 176 miles for the Fiat 600e - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Fiat 600e goes roughly 20 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 27-30 minutes.

The two are within 21 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 621 mm of total clearance for the Fiat 600e and about 600 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C4. The Fiat 600e also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Citroën ë-C4 and 84% for the Fiat 600e. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.