BEST ELECTRIC CONCEPT CITROEN OLI
Top Gear|May 2023
Concept cars are usually static models so fragile they'll collapse in a heap if you blink too hard in their general direction. They're revealed, toured around a few posh parties, and end up decaying in a shipping container around the back of the factory.
OLLIE KEW
BEST ELECTRIC CONCEPT CITROEN OLI

Exactly what purpose does a blue sky thinking flight of fantasy serve in a world of supply shortages and budget scything?

Citroen's latest 'wouldn't it be great if' looks like a moon buggy that the rocket dropped from orbit, but the thinking is deeply down to earth. It tackles the major elephant in the room questions for electric cars, and manufacturing overall.

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