▁list ▁price ▁of ▁£ 1 9 , 8 6 0 ▁($ 3 0 , 8 9 0 ▁US ) ▁this ▁makes ▁the ▁C 1 ▁ev ' ie ▁a ▁compet it ively ▁pr iced ▁electric ▁car . ▁ ▁The ▁Cit ro ën ▁C 1 ▁ev ' ie ' s ▁body ▁and ▁f itt ings ▁are ▁essentially ▁identical ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁C 1 . ▁D iffer ences ▁for ▁the ▁electric ▁model ▁include ▁a ▁fixed - rat io ▁transmission ▁and ▁reg ener ative ▁bra king ▁( with ▁A BS ). ▁A ▁standard ▁ 5 - speed ▁g ear box ▁is ▁used ▁but ▁fixed ▁into ▁ 3 rd ▁g ear . ▁The ▁reg ener ative ▁bra king ▁is ▁automatically ▁partially ▁applied ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁acceler ator ▁is ▁released , ▁not ▁just ▁when ▁the ▁bra ke ▁ped al ▁is ▁pressed , ▁making ▁it ▁act ▁like ▁engine ▁bra king , ▁instead ▁of ▁acting ▁like ▁putting ▁a ▁car ▁into ▁neutral ▁and ▁coast ing . ▁E CC ▁bu ys ▁C 1 s ▁and ▁then ▁removes ▁the ▁engine ▁and ▁gas ▁tank , ▁adds ▁batter ies , ▁electric ▁motor , ▁he ater , ▁and ▁an ▁engine - management ▁system . ▁ ▁By ▁placing ▁the ▁batter ies ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁tank , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁engine ▁compart ment , ▁no ▁boot ▁space ▁is ▁lost ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁C 1 ▁model . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁is ▁charged ▁from ▁a ▁standard ▁household ▁elect rical ▁out let , ▁in ▁ 6 ▁hours . ▁ ▁W I th ▁the