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Citroën expanded its lineup towards the bottom by introducing an electric, two-seater city car you don't need a license to drive. Called Ami, it was developed with both private users and car-sharing programs in mind.
The newest addition to the Citroën range is about a foot shorter than a Smart ForTwo, shaped like a vacuum cleaner attachment, and named after a slightly more conventional-looking vintage model introduced in 1961. It looks like a car, and it's ostensibly marketed as one, but the French government begs to differ; the Ami joins the Renault Twizy in the light quadricycle segment, meaning anyone can drive one without a license as long as they're at least 14. The catch is that its top speed is limited to precisely 27.9 mph — on flat ground, of course.
It's ugly, but with 43 electric miles could make many students and some city dwellers happy. Europeans like small cars... Driving small cars doesn't lead to more deadly accidents and bigger cars aren't obviously safer.
U.S.’s traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 — or about 50% higher than similar nations in Western Europe, plus Canada, Australia and Japan.
Apparently US's safety policies are seriously out of line with the rest of the developed world. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/12/...raffic-deaths/
Citroën expanded its lineup towards the bottom by introducing an electric, two-seater city car you don't need a license to drive. Called Ami, it was developed with both private users and car-sharing programs in mind.
The newest addition to the Citroën range is about a foot shorter than a Smart ForTwo, shaped like a vacuum cleaner attachment, and named after a slightly more conventional-looking vintage model introduced in 1961. It looks like a car, and it's ostensibly marketed as one, but the French government begs to differ; the Ami joins the Renault Twizy in the light quadricycle segment, meaning anyone can drive one without a license as long as they're at least 14. The catch is that its top speed is limited to precisely 27.9 mph — on flat ground, of course.
This makes great sense in France where this Lemon would be powered by nuclear juice.
In automotive matters, conservation of fuel starts and ends with smaller & slower & fewer miles.
E = 1/2 mv^2 & gal/mi x mi = gal. Lower E by lowering m & v; lower gal by lowering miles.
It has to do with driving habits, not safety measures. American geo/econo-demographics is different than the rest of the world. In Europe, people live, shop and work in small neighborhoods where cars aren't as necessary. Extended families remain in their native regions. They don't retire to FL a 1000 miles away from their grandkids, etc etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ted_death_rate Deaths per km driven for US is similar to Japan & Belgium; not much worse than France & Germany. ..and 4x better than Mexico (!!)
Your comment suggests you obviously have never driven in Rome.
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I do not understand the part about no license required. Down here, even if you drive a motorized bicycle, you need a license.........at least I think so.
For around town, I would buy one of those Citroens.
As the kids say, it's tots adorbs. I would buy one.
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