So, how is Tesla passing with their adjustable height suspension?
On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 5:59 PM Rush via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
>
> The List lackey wrote -
> > The Citroen E-C3 is 23,300 euros (about US$25k). Wih the French EV
> subsidy,
> > the price falls to between 15k and 18k euros, depending on your income
> level
> > and whether you trade in a Diesel to be scrapped.
>
> Great to know, but Citroen has not been available in the US since the 70's.
> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a rule
> making height-adjustable suspension systems illegal due to safety concerns.
> My brother had an ID19 and when he went off to Vietnam in '72 he gave it to
> me. It was a gas to drive with the suspension and ability to corner fast,
> great acceleration. But something broke and it was going to cost too much
> for me to fix, so I sold it as junk.
>
> One of its features was that if you got a flat and needed to change the
> tire, all you had to do was put the adjustable extension on 'charge tire'
> setting and the car was lifted high enough so you could take the tire off
> and put a new one on. Just put a support under the side of the car, lower it
> again, the tires on that side are floating, just change the tire. IIRC the
> ground clearance was about a foot.
>
> Rush Dougherty
> TucsonEV
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