Besançon friend autonomy gives the pleasure of freedom to people in chair

The Concept friend one concept unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show had given the main lines. Citroën decided to keep the original style very marked with concept car. To facilitate access, the door is antagonist on the driver’s side (direction of opening facing the road). The passenger door opens conventionally. The advantage is also industrial because the left and right doors are identical. A panoramic roof allows you to have good light inside.

Citroën Friend

The Citroën Friend is not quite a ” electric car“, It is a permit quadricycle with a 100 % electric motorization. We can drive With the AM license (formerly called BSR).

Riding by electric car at a friend prices is now possible ! It is in any case the bet of Citroën which offers us this 2 -seater electric car accessible for less than 8000 €… This is a rather attractive price compared to the Renault Twizy which appears at more than € 10,000 and which is not “waterproof” with the open doors on the sides. The Citroën Ami plans to surf the wave of carsharing with the free2move service.

The car is intended before urban years because the maximum speed is 45 km/h. Citroën Friend can also seduce a young target because it behaves from 14 years old. If you were born before 1988, you do not need an AM license to drive it. This quadricycle can also be used by people whose license has been suspended and who do not want to drive in a carty type Aixam, Ligier… the marketing of the Citroën Friend Begins in the summer of 2020.

Citroën Friend price

Displayed at € 6,900, the strong point of the Citroën Ami remains its price positioning.

It will be available for sale from 7790 € €. For the purchase of an electric quadricylce, the bonus is currently € 900. So you only have to pay € 6,890 to buy the Citroën Friend in the basic version!

Citroën Friend version	Price	Price with deducted bonus
At Miami	7790 €	€ 6890
My friend Color81	8190 €	€ 6890
My friend pop	€ 8,690	7790 €
My friend Tonic	8750 €	8090 €
My friend cargo	8190 €	7290 €

Long -term rental from 19.99 €

The brand communicates on an offer of Long -term rental from 19.99 € per month for 10,000 km per year (excluding ecological bonus of € 900).

Please note, this attractive offer is granted after the payment of a 1st rent of € 3,290. Which represents almost 50% of the purchase price of the vehicle.

Self -starting with price per minute, time, day ..

Self -supporting will also be possible with the Free2Move service of PSA. Pricing can be done

• from 0.€ 26 per minute. (With a free2move subscription to 9.9 € per month). 0.39 €/ min without subscription
• from 12 € per hour. (With a free2move subscription to 9.9 € per month). 18 € per hour without subscription
• from 40 € per day. (With a free2move subscription to 9.9 € per month). 60 € per day without subscription

The Free2Move application can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Citroën Friend’s autonomy and recharge

The autonomy of the Citroën Ami is displayed at 75 km. (According to WMTC standard)

The batteries are located under the floor with a capacity of 5.5 kWh.

The recharging can be done on a terminal or on a domestic socket. On a “normal” socket, the recharge can be made in approximately 3 hours.

A bold design

The Concept friend one concept unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show had given the main lines. Citroën decided to keep the original style very marked with concept car. To facilitate access, the door is antagonist on the driver’s side (direction of opening facing the road). The passenger door opens conventionally. The advantage is also industrial because the left and right doors are identical. A panoramic roof allows you to have good light inside.

Citroën Friend characteristics

Friendly dimensions

The Citroën Friend is a “cube” on wheels which is shorter than a Smart Fortwo (length 2m70)

• Length: 2.41 meters
• Width: 1.36 m
• Height: 1.52 m

6kW electric motor

The electric engine has a power of 6kW. The speed is limited to 45 km / h to stay in the quadricycle / cart category.

Technical data

• Boarding radius: 7 meters
• 2 -seater car
• 485 kg vacuum weight
• Manufacturing in the PSA factory in Kenitra (Morocco)

Citroën Friend customization

Urban par excellence, the design of the Citroën Ami stands out in the urban landscape. The Citroën Friend will only be available in a single blue color. But a personalization program will allow you to stand out in terms of stickers, rockers, rims color or interior ..

Citroën Friend’s presentation video

Discover in video the complete concept of the Citroën Friend.

Do you need a driving license for a Citroën Friend ?

The emergence of Low environmental footprint vehicles led to legitimate questions. The Citroën Friend is a small urban electric car. It is ranked in the category of light quadricycles.

Is the driving license required to pilot the friend ? Many teenagers have adopted the Citroën Friend because it does not require having a driving license. It is possible to drive the Citroën Friend from 14 years old. Indeed, the Citroën Friend, because of its speed limited to 45 km/h and its featherweight, is classified in light quadricycles, a category which does not require a driving license for people born before January 1, 1988.

Regarding young drivers, born after this date, a simple road safety certificate (BSR) is enough. However, since 2017, the BSR has evolved into AM License, A more complete training certificate, especially in terms of awareness of the dangers of the road. Thus, the youngest can also take advantage of the Citroën friend legally, after appropriate training.

For parents, the purchase of a Citroën Friend remains a significant cost. Families prefer to buy a friend for security reasons. For everyday journeys, the use of a car without a license remains safer than driving a two-wheeled scooter or moped.

You now know whether or not to pass the driving license for such a car that fascinates young people !

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