2023 Electric Car News: Return of the Sedans!
This page is translated from the original post "Nouveautés voitures électriques 2023 : les berlines de retour !" in French.
- 22/12/2022 10:00
From the Hyundai Ioniq 6 to the Lucid Air, passing through the Citroën ë-C4 X, electric sedans will grow in power in 2023 to challenge Tesla.
Launched in 2018 in the United States and appeared in 2019 in France, the Tesla Model 3 shook up the sedan segment, which was already in decline. But electric cars seem to be giving new hope for this body style, as evidenced by numerous new models.
Hyundai and Volkswagen to worry Tesla
Your rivals to the American brand will mainly come from South Korea and Germany. The Hyundai Ioniq 6, with a sleek profile, exceeds 600 km of range and is priced below the Model 3 (€52,200).
Its interior will appeal to those frustrated by Tesla’s minimalist design, but the more cautious will prefer the Volkswagen ID.7. This sedan, based on the ID.AERO concept, provides a very classic alternative. No frills, serious approach, and the MEB platform of current VW ID.3 or Skoda Enyaq, to accommodate the 77 kWh battery and offer 700 km of range.
Other models are likely to disrupt the electric family sedan market. We are still awaiting confirmation of the importation into France of the Chinese Nio ET5, and (finally!) the launch of the Polestar 2.
Big sedans to hunt down BMW and Mercedes
It took 10 years for the Tesla Model S to find true rivals on the market. The large electric Mercedes EQS sedan launched a few months ago, followed by the BMW i7 just arriving in France. Of course, these models won’t be alone for long, as the BYD Han EV will attempt to cut prices, starting at €70,800. It will mainly face the Mercedes EQE (€76,250 from the start), or the upcoming BMW i5 arriving in 2023. Built on the same platform as the internal combustion and hybrid Series 5, this car will also have an estate version.
The true enemy of the Tesla Model S already exists, and has been operating in the United States for a year: the Lucid Air. The American brand is expected to launch the electric sedan in 2023, with prices close to €100,000, but with impressive qualities: truly high-end interior, up to 900 km range, and astonishing performance.
Two affordable French alternatives
They are not SUVs but resemble sedans with a higher ground clearance. It is Stellantis that advances this alternative body style, which was already seen with the plug-in hybrid Citroën C5 X. The cousin to the lion, too, but this one will have a Peugeot e-408 electric version from next year, produced in France (while the C5 X is made in China).
No word yet on its electric propulsion, but we do know about the Citroën ë-C4 X. This big sister to the ë-C4, measuring 4.60 meters, keeps the old 100 kW engine (surprising) with the 50 kWh battery for 360 km of range. It is the most affordable electric sedan, starting at €41,900.
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