…and they really do have a kind of living-in-the-future cool look to them, if
you’re not too hung up on things being big.
-Bill
> On Jun 10, 2023, at 5:10 PM, EV List Lackey via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
>
> I was chatting with a gentleman here Thursday night, and he told me that
> he's rather taken with the cacahuète. He's thinking about getting one to
> supplement his big, awkward Peugeot diesel van.
>
> Say what?
>
> Say "Cacahuète."
>
> Someone round here has a Citroën Ami city EV. I see it parked at the
> grocery store now and then, but haven't had a chance to talk to the owner.
> I don't think it came from the factory this way, but it has banners saying
> "cacahuète" (peanut) across the top of the windshield and backlight.
>
> The Ami is a 21st century Citicar. It's much more evolved and has more
> creature comforts, but it's otherwise so similar that you'd think that the
> Ami's designer had driven a C-car.
>
> Length: Ami, 241cm; Citicar, 244cm
> Width: Ami, 139cm; Citicar, 140cm
> Height: Ami, 152cm; Citicar, 152cm
> Weight: Ami, 485kg, Citicar, 590kg
> Drive: Ami, 8hp; Citicar (late), 6hp
> Battery: Ami, 5.5kWh, Citicar (late), 5.4kWh
> Voltage: Ami, 48v; Citicar (late), 48v
> Range: Ami, 75km ; Citicar (late, claimed) 65km
> Top speed: Ami, 45 km/h; Citicar, 60 km/h
> Price: Ami, 6,000 eur ($6,600); Citicar, $17,150-19,500 (1975/1980, adjusted
> for inflation)
>
> In France Ami falls into the category of license-free vehicles, so 14 year
> olds and people who've lost their licenses for drunk driving are allowed to
> drive them.
>
> Too bad it's not offered in the US. It would be a fine replacement for the
> golf cars that some folks drive round US retirement communities.
>
> David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
>
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