Citroën Ami (electric)

The Citroën Ami was unveiled on 27 February 2020 at Paris La Défense Arena[1] and marketed from June 2020 in a unique body color (blue-gray) customizable with stickers. To reduce its price, it is produced in Morocco in the PSA factory in Kenitra.[2]

It is a light motor quadricycle which can be driven in France without a license by people born before 1988 or by those older than 14 who have an AM license (EEA name)- formerly Road Safety Certificate (BSR) (national name). As a quadricycle it is limited to 45 km/h.

The Ami can be used for carsharing in the Free2Move network of Groupe PSA, rented or purchased, on the internet or in stores Fnac and Darty with which Citroën has concluded a partnership for the exhibition, sale or rental of the vehicle[3] from 30 March 2020. The vehicle can be picked up at a store, a Citroën dealership or delivered at home.[4]

The Ami has a symmetry between its right and left sides. In order to save on the production of bodywork parts by limiting their numbers, these are the same on each profile or as the front bumper is the same as the rear bumper. Thus it benefits from doors with opposite openings, classic for the passenger and antagonistic for the driver, the doors being identical with the hinges on the same side. It measures 2.41 metres in length, 1.39 metres (excluding mirrors) in width and 1.52 metres in height. Its total weight including battery is 485 kg.[5] There are no other doors, making the storage spaces accessible only from the two side doors.

The quadricycle is equipped with a 6 kW electric motor operating at 48 V.[6] It also receives a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 5.5 kWh, rechargeable to 80% in 3 hours on a 230 V household outlet, giving it a maximum range of 75 km WMTC.[7]