Wow any chance of finding an ex employee ?

Try some auto electricians as already suggested. It may be a thermal sensor issue where a component is over heating

was it the previous owner who sold it to you and was the fault already there ? or did they know the company had gone bust.

I thought these cars were very expensive at launch ? around 16K

I have a friend who has a bad experincve with an electric car already where dealers for miles around were refusing to look at it and it had to be recovered about 100 miles just to get looked at and it had only done 160 miles from new.

I wish you luck

Thanks - it was half this price when I bought it - not sure about the other points you raise but I'm looking into them - thanks again, appreciate your sympathy !

could these people offer any help or advice.

http://www.avt.uk.com/

I am sure there wilkl be a few Evies about that are going to need repair.

Its essentialy a motor, some batteries and a bunch of electronics, industry is full of set ups like this. Forget garages and try a few industrial electronic drive repair companies. I reccomend this one who have got me out of the mire many times. They might take it on they might not but its worth a try.

Northern drives and controls 0800 137104

The evie has 25 lithium ion 3.2v cells. 80v might give you a tickle (iv heard of people reporting it wasnt pleasant but survived ok).

As this car wasnt developed as an ev it is just a normal car with the engine ripped out. It really is going to be the simplest car. Ie a bunch of batteries a controller and motor.

First thing I would do with a dead Ev'ie is check each cell has 3.2v or more. if one says 2.5-2.9v the bms will kill the power to protect it. You can charge up that one cell with an rc hobby charger. I have one lithium iron phosphate cell like these that discharges itself over a few months. You can buy just one cell to replace it. (160ah winston/thundersky lifepo4 £140).

Sometimes the bms itself runs on the first or last 2 cells and drains them essentially killing itself. Maybe the citroen has a differnt bms but iv heard it happen to all sorts of vehichles. Even the famous teslas will brick themselves if left for a month or two not fully charged.

there is also a 12v battery to power systems that can go dead in 3 weeks and may need charging or replacing http://gwiz.wonko3.myfastforum.org/Citroen_Ev_ie_about5803.html

To the OP Id Try the basics first with a pal who knows about stuff :)