Totally agree: the kind of car a LOT of people are waiting for! I think this could be the VW Bug of the 21st century. Seriously.
@F4Insight-uq6nt
11 ай бұрын
I wonder how it would fare in a head on crash with a regular size car? Would you consider putting your children in one?
@kevinmcgrane4279
11 ай бұрын
@@F4Insight-uq6nt Well, my youngest is 35, so it would be his decision. 😎
@wattana62
6 ай бұрын
Nice review And oups... 10:29 Talking about safety while running the stop sign... 😅
@firstthingsfast9292
11 ай бұрын
This is the future of E-Mobility. I cant wait if this will be the norm.
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
I hope not, I want to be able do do more than 28mph and 40miles while carrying 4 passengers and with doors
@iainamurray
11 ай бұрын
@@sergentcolon1 What makes you think you wouldn't be able to do that?
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
@@iainamurray not in the Ami you won’t !
@iainamurray
11 ай бұрын
@@sergentcolon1 Who said anything about doing it in the Ami?
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
@@iainamurray the original post
@ObiePaddles
11 ай бұрын
Great to see you doing car reviews Eilish. Good review of a cool vehicle.
@0KiteEatingTree0
11 ай бұрын
Citroen have often thought outside the box. From the first 2CV, designed for pure basic practicality. The only places making useful compact EV cars at the moment is China. The Me & Mon Ami channel has been videoing the regular Ami for about a year, driving along some of the routes in France, for, I'd say even an original 2CV would find challenging. Check em out :) Some fantastic footage
@JP19-67
11 ай бұрын
Great review Eilis. Your quirky positive personality always shines through. Looking forward to more of your car reviews.
@NormanF62
11 ай бұрын
The buggy version looks sharp! A Citroen Ami is designed for city and small town commute. It will never replace a car but for the ordinary errands of daily life its the ticket. 😊
@johnsexton3841
11 ай бұрын
I am loving this development in small EVs a lot. I would like more range/battery capacity as I have quite a bit of vertical landscape to negotiate here in Portugal
@stophdoggy6625
11 ай бұрын
Perfect city car for the peeps who can’t abide public transport, feel unsafe on a bike (sad) and don’t want to walk 😊
@Brookes79
11 ай бұрын
She's an absolute beauty, the car isnt bad either 😍
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Why thank you!
@Brookes79
11 ай бұрын
@@Electroheads 🥰
@dannydanny9875
11 ай бұрын
The car fits Eillis really well!
@ashishbijwe24
11 ай бұрын
as a civilian going to the beach in Ami I would actually prefer doors and hard slider top for sun roof. This more looks like it is utility buggy for lifeguards and forest rangers
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
The "Ami" does have doors and a hard top, this vehicle is the "Ami buggy", and of course it is more suitable for the South of France than the North of England.
@MatthewEng2593
11 ай бұрын
Looks like the jeep in Jurassic park that the t-rex chased!
@MattRingel
11 ай бұрын
Great review! I hope we can get something similar to this in the US one of these days.
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
I hope so too!
@jimmyfang9339
11 ай бұрын
What a cute car !! I really love the colour scheme.. been waiting to see your video EILIS.. Yes just want to see your face all the time ❤
@toyotaprius79
11 ай бұрын
We sang Citroën its praises when the Ami came out 2 years ago or more now. We love how the small Ami concepts and others like the Fiat Topolino can put out in the tangible world. BUT - the bones and mechanics has to improve. Substance is left wanting. The Ami or FIAT Topolino won our hearts sure but they are no cheaper than the now ancient Renault Twizy that comes with an airbag and 80kmh 55mph top speed at 72 volts. The Twizy desperately needs an upgrade too after a +decade The suspension is awful. Citroën should get over itself and return the old 2CV style suspension.
@Romiman1
11 ай бұрын
The Twizy will be discontinued soon.
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
@@Romiman1it was discontinued in the uk years ago. There's a new sub brand of Renault bringing out an update version under a different name. It's 3 times the price.of the Ami
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
There is already an electric 2cv on the market its £35,000
@TassieEV
11 ай бұрын
Good review Eilis, there is the real reason the cars are huge particularly SUV's and trucks well it is known just look at the drivers all men in the majority so maybe it's compensating for things having the oversize people/cyclist killer.
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Thanks! You do also get a lot of mums who understandably want a big car to protect their precious cargo. But if everyone chose appropriate transport (bikes/small vehicles) then that need for a big car would dissapear!
@toi_techno
11 ай бұрын
Amazing. They are the only 4 wheeled vehicles that should be allowed into towns and cities barring delivery vehicles. (Ps France has 5 death per 100,000 compared to 2.9 here in Ireland. I don't think teenagers should be allowed near that thing)
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
I think the question is... would you prefer your teenager to ride a moped or such a vehicle ? BTW, it can be driven at 14 years old, without a driving licence, but you need a basic training regarding road code and a few hours of driving, in a driving school ; so more than for a bike or a moped.
@sebastianstoica578
2 ай бұрын
10:26 That was a stop sign.
@michaelwei
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comprehensive review of this magnificent transporter! The perfect solution to getting around in the city! Any idea when this is available in Canada? Cheers!
@andrewchesney
11 ай бұрын
Great content, great review, and a great video - A+++++
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@aussieideasman8498
11 ай бұрын
Most of us would watch you test those boots, but there's a Microlino you should try.
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
We are bugging Microlino right this minute 😁
@aussieideasman8498
11 ай бұрын
@@Electroheads Ask Jack Scarlett how he did it.
@informedchoice2249
11 ай бұрын
Love it.
@TheGreatStKat
11 ай бұрын
First solo review! a gem! Love the wee Ami, and considered the deposit, but wasn't quick enough. I think I need a 2cEv, though, as I survived a few 2CV's, with only a crick in my neck, trying to see taller signs.
@johns4920
11 ай бұрын
Completely agree-- in the US... it's SUV's. I'd love a small audi e-tron a3 all electric! BTW: large cute golf cart! 😀
@patrickh7368
11 ай бұрын
Fabulous…! I saw a little blue Version the other day… had a smile at it jiggling it’s way down our pot holed roads.. 😊 If you get two of these in one parking bay can they share a ticket….🤔 x
@RobinThomson277
11 ай бұрын
Driving an Ami really IS this fun and silly folks she's right xxx
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
Small Chinese ev’s are much more practical, safer, faster, have greater range, more comfort, they’re actually cheaper than the Ami in China. Yes we need them to be approved for road use in Europe. The Ami is a very niche vehicle, suitable for very few people, whereas a 4 seater small car with 60mph top speed and 100+ miles range would suit a much greater range of people, especially at the same price point as the Ami.
@toyotaprius79
11 ай бұрын
This is true. And tragic too. They invested in that size of EVs regardless if there was a market or not. They created the market. The Ami is welcomed but the price makes it too vulnerable to Chinese EVs. The Renault Twizy is much more capable and better value for money than the open doored Ami. And that Twizy is desperately needing an upgrade and coat reduction. We should be expecting more but the European Auto industry has inflated itself terribly, another disadvantage against Chinese EVs
@toyotaprius79
11 ай бұрын
What you're basically describing is a more modern Citroën C-Zero
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
Try importing one, very expensive
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
@@toyotaprius79You cannot get a Chinese EV onto the road in Europe cheaper than the Ami.
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
@@ziggarillo that’s why they need to be approved and officially imported
@Andi_mit_E
11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@kalebdaark100
11 ай бұрын
Not the first review of this cute little vehicle. Probably the best review of this CLV. On paper it's rubbish, so the review needs to focus on it's fun and type of use.
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@richardajoy79
11 ай бұрын
I'd love to own one, but due to UK law I can't have one... I don't have any sort of license.
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
Get a license, you just need to take an AM test on a moped. If you can't pass that you shouldn't be on the road anyway.
@silbernersurfer8264
11 ай бұрын
I like Eilis!
@Kyokushin4
11 ай бұрын
Car's are not too big. Cars are exactly as people want them. You have all sizes on the market, from A segment to F. If you want small, then get small, but its you're choice, and it does not mean cars too big. Its only mean you prefer smaller ones. If you prefer a tiny box, then happy you got it.
@Romiman1
11 ай бұрын
But we have issues with ressources, energy, pollution, public space... So it isn't that stupid, to think about downsizing generally. Litterally nobody NEED a BMW X6...
@chrisb508
11 ай бұрын
I really love the Ami. Great little car for people who can't afford a lot but a bicycle doesn't work.
@RealButcher
11 ай бұрын
Sadly Holland has the Opel Rocks E.. like Vauxhall, I guess. Nice, all new extra's.
@richardbrealey989
11 ай бұрын
If you could get one with a top speed of 50mph then I think it would make a great little car.
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
Get a Microlino, they do 55mpg, more than twice the price though. Bur a better car.
@AiWatchTower
11 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness! Great fun way of getting around. Can we it be parked head on to the curb without sticking out onto the road?
@Madonsteamrailways
11 ай бұрын
Quite a nice little car, but how practical are they? Would it be able to carry my electric bike AND other things?
@andrewnorris5415
11 ай бұрын
bike racks, an amazing invention. small run arounds like this could easily be made to have them.
@nigelreadon8381
11 ай бұрын
Most country roads where i am are 40mph plus. too slow
@th42
11 ай бұрын
Can you do a microlino review & include things like security & if the windscreen wiper is any cop when doing 56mph in the rain!
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Working on it 😎
@Flight-of-Life
11 ай бұрын
New drinking game, rewatch and take a shot every time she brushes her hair out of her face. Im still waiting for the mid winter, snow, sleet and rain review
@thebeaglebeat3615
11 ай бұрын
I wish new zealand legislation would allow micro vehicle's on the road, it would need pedals & be speed limited to 32 kms & have a 350 watt motor lol, thanks again to my favorite 100% pure elite thoroughbred presenter, 😊
@patdaveydrums
11 ай бұрын
I want a high lift kit for the farm
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
That would be an epic mod
@patdaveydrums
11 ай бұрын
@@Electroheads if I'm honest I'd like a farm to go with it but let's start with the HLK, baby steps....
@peterdavies7828
11 ай бұрын
Love it , great video , just became a proper lecyhead just bought 2 estrali e 20pros one for me one for my mrs
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
That's awesome to hear!! Hope the bikes are treating you both well
@peterdavies7828
11 ай бұрын
@@Electroheads haven’t arrived yet but we’re so excited we are waiting for an update from you guys 👌as we have bought them from you , should be perfect for our camper van capers , thanks again for your great reviews 👌
@peterdavies7828
11 ай бұрын
Got them now sups cool , happy trips ahead 👌
@andrewnorris5415
11 ай бұрын
Ban cars in cities and allow vehicles like this, with plenty to rent too. Charging off the mains in 4 hours, with more range than needed for the commute etc. Could have lamppost chargers everywhere. Also allow bikes to be charged there!
@garymuhlenforth7251
11 ай бұрын
Yes don't allow anyone anything they want. All want to ban this ban that ever hear of freedom!
@Sayitlikitiz101
11 ай бұрын
@@garymuhlenforth7251 Yes, banning a bad thing is terrifying and anti-freedom. Look at what banning smoking in public places did, it destroyed smokers' God-given right to kill others with second-hand smoking. Terrible encroachment! You're on the right-side of history!
@breakit46
11 ай бұрын
Imagine how quiet it would be. Birds would return.
@muppiepuppy1
11 ай бұрын
How about banning you much more fun
@garymuhlenforth7251
11 ай бұрын
@@breakit46 birds make alot of noise
@redrocker1055
11 ай бұрын
Europeans get all the best electric toys. Don't make it dirty, people.
@toyotaprius79
11 ай бұрын
That's China, they get all the best stuff
@F4Insight-uq6nt
11 ай бұрын
What happens when a proper size car crashes into it? Is it safe? Is there a link to some crash safety videos of any version of this vehicle?
@cinakakar197
11 ай бұрын
As if teenagers were not bad enough to arm them with a vehicle Good job
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
Not all teenagers are irresponsible, and it is quite less dangerous than a motorized two-wheeler that can go at the same speed. At least, one need a basic professionnel training to be authorized to drive such vehicule, while nothing for a motorized two-wheeler or a bicycle.
@Alessandro---
11 ай бұрын
On the car ... or rather the quadricycle ... I didn't like it then, I still don't see the point today (25mph ...) if it were able to reach 50 at least, it would be more useful ... but then you'd need doors, safety belts, probably a helmet, it would join all those good transportation ideas that were killed by regulations (Imagine an electric BMW C1, and I want to see how long Microlino and Aptera will last -- I was actually hoping that the Aptera would be available as a "RHD/LHD workshop conversion" but I digress) On the channel, YOU HAVE BEEN HIDDEN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS!!! I follow a lot of channels on EVs, I'm in the UK, yet the YT Algorithm has hidden your channel from my views until today! It's so unfair, your reporting style is up with the best, production value is spot on, you're today's best surprise (in a sea of bad news). Brilliant!
@Madonsteamrailways
11 ай бұрын
All that glistens is NOT gold!!
@SirHackaL0t.
11 ай бұрын
‘Off-road ‘??
@Madonsteamrailways
11 ай бұрын
That’s no kiddycar!! I’m not impressed by this thing!! I’m looking for something in which I can camp rather than hiring a studio on Brighton Marina Village!!
@redkite9611
11 ай бұрын
Shame it is grey grey or grey....
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
Or green like this one
@redkite9611
11 ай бұрын
. @sergentcolon1 Yeah. I was referring to the ones you can buy in the UK, not the buggy version. Apart from coloured flashes and decals, they are all primer grey, I would buy one if they were a bit more imaginative with the colours..... I know I could get it wrapped like the RH version :)
@shuttayerface503
10 ай бұрын
Death trap imo just like electic bicycles
@mickd6942
9 ай бұрын
Off roader ? Lol
@themrmarkprior
11 ай бұрын
So car manufacturer's have been making city cars taller, fatter, heavier and more expensive for years for occupant safety. Then Citreon drop this, with no doors and just a metal pole. I feel like we've been sold a lie for years and years if this Ami is 'safe'.
@daylightdies7194
11 ай бұрын
electric car 😂 its a golf cart .
@humourless682
11 ай бұрын
Surely EVs are going to be finished pretty soon? The cost of the Luton blaze to insurers, is going to work out at £100s of millions, and I think ICE drivers, are starting to get VERY pissed off, about their insurance being loaded to cover the EV claims? If EV policies were loaded in accord with EV claims then not many could afford £10k premiums for a very basic EV....................
@andrewmutavi590
11 ай бұрын
Mmmh!even for a quadracycle its horribly slow,hech there are scooters that are much faster than that,the range is another thing,just way way too short,if u loosing on soeed atleast gain on range,about the video,too long,love ur vibrance though
@christineayres7199
11 ай бұрын
The Ami is good if you live in a hot climate and a city but not good for the UK as too much rain and one person i know who has a n Ami has had to do welding on it already why ? well the chassis underneath is not rust proofed so it rusted after only 1 year of ownership not good !
@nappie333
11 ай бұрын
this thing doesnt look very safe if a car crashed into you from the side.
@agenturawubekistanie
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, why would you drive something big, couchy and safe, when you can drive something riddiculously small which looks like a washing machine. Because some regulators said so.
@ram64man
11 ай бұрын
The sooner these low speed evs are dropped the better
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
Sure, better driving a 2 tons SUV in town with just one guy inside, it makes a lot more sense. Or if you are 14 years old, better riding a motorized two-wheeler without any training.
@ejh1100
11 ай бұрын
Teenagers , in these , really ?
@flitsies
11 ай бұрын
If i were you I would look at all the videos showing these terning over as it turns out these buggy things get flipped 9ver very easy, they are dangerous. So they seem to point to them being.
@hi9580
11 ай бұрын
Arguably safer than motorcycle
@flitsies
11 ай бұрын
@@hi9580 It depends on your perspective doesn't it, If you can't ride a motorcycle then anything is safer for the user, but likewise if you can't drive anything is safer. Also if you happen to be in the path of this when it turns over, it will not be safer for you, as you could get crushed. Plus as this has no side doors you would probably end up being thrown against the sides which would naturally mean you would put your arms out to save yourself from hitting your head on the tarmac and as such probably end up crushing your arm and potentially banging your head on the tarmac so I wouldn't be so quick to say these are safer. To be honest with you I think these are more dangerous to not only yourself but to other people because if this rolls over you could end up rolling into someone else. How this is allowed on the road when it tips over so easily is a mystery other than the fact that it's made by a French car maker and the French are one of the leading controlling countries in the EU, judging by all the videos these things are way more dangerous to bystanders and now this has no doors potentially more dangerous to the driver of it as well. So no not safer than a motorcycle, way more dangerous.
@motomono
11 ай бұрын
If it only wasn’t soooooooo ugly. To me it’s like it was made by EV enemies to show people that EVs are ridiculous and horrible. It’s probably the ugliest car ever.
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
Most people find the Ami cute and are happy to see one. And don't worry, outside UK, everybody knows that EVs are not ridiculous or horrible, EVs have nothing to prove and it is nice this little Ami exists.
@motomono
11 ай бұрын
@@didierpuzenat7280 Well the Romans used to say ‘de gustibus non disputandum est’. If everybody liked the same it would be very boring. Still to me it is an anticar I’d like to unsee…
@lesalmin
11 ай бұрын
The funniest zipper-doors ever. 😃 But I guess that's the whole point of that vehicle: being funny. 🛺
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely! It's got character
@scott2399
11 ай бұрын
This is such a cool vehicle
@RebelCowboysRVs
11 ай бұрын
Did ya run a stop sign while talking about safety?
@leostockley415
Ай бұрын
Very quirky in a French way and I love the direction this is taking the EVs (rather than silly levels of luxury). I love the utilitarian look and steel wheels but how ’off-toad’ is it? Are we talking slightly bumpy tracks? Is it 4 wheel drive? Also, will plastic zip doors really work? If you street park in the UK your security is a Velcro sunroof and a zip door…. I live in a rural setting and these would be ideal in the narrow lanes but it’s very hilly and a supermarket run would take me on roads where other vehicles can do 60mph…. You gotta love it though!
@Lissyblanche
11 ай бұрын
i love my 13 year old citroen c1, the cheapest thing to run and most affordable thing i can afford before an ev, i hope this ami will be my next one!
@barriewilliams4526
11 ай бұрын
Nice, but don't park it near your house😂
@zapfanzapfan
22 күн бұрын
The van driver didn't stop to look at the car, he stopped to look at you 😉
@TheDesius
4 ай бұрын
It has less range then an electric bicyle tough. The only reason i could think of to get this would be grocery shopping but then its cheaper to just get your groceries delivered at home. Maybe in UK where it always rains this car would be better then a bicycle but I still think we need less cars and not more
@leejohnson3209
11 ай бұрын
We need to get away from huge SUV's and high performance vehicles, but his will only ever be a niche urban vehicle, not a serious personal electric mass transport alternative. I wish Honda would develop the E.
@TheMegaAsh
10 ай бұрын
off-roader......you couldn't even take this on a standard Aussie road let alone off-road!
@vpryt18
2 ай бұрын
00:00 first 1 seconds :) keep pressing 0 on keyb.
@breakit46
11 ай бұрын
It turns the world into a golf course, what’s not to like. 19th hole Greggs.
@joechamma
11 ай бұрын
Just a small challenge, can we fit a Brompton or a MiRider in the Ami Buggy?? 😅😅😅 Other than that, love the videos...
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
We literally have BOTH in the studio. Video pending 🤗
@joechamma
11 ай бұрын
Awesome 😍😍😍
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
I have an Ami and a Brompton. The Brompton fit's perfectly even with a passenger.
@johnwaga3702
11 ай бұрын
A great and enthusiastic review. I’m old enough to have driven the original Ami!
@josdesouza
11 ай бұрын
Fare-free, electrified, public transportation for everybody, not more private electric cars for urban teenagers.
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
"No more private electric cars for urban teenagers" ? Why not "No more private cars in cities" ? Why would public transportation be the way for teenagers and not adults ?
@asiakishwar
Ай бұрын
I like this car
@silbernersurfer8264
11 ай бұрын
14:08 Good to know! ❤
@bromptinowner763
11 ай бұрын
Teenagers !!! Car insurance for teens is off the scale Eilis ! Bet we don't see many teenagers in one of these
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
In France, assurance for the Ami starts at 20 € per month, if it is too expensive for you... better walk !
@Madonsteamrailways
11 ай бұрын
Did you realise that the Citroen Ami isn’t the first electric quad bike? The first was the Renault Twizzy, which was available five years ago IN ENGLAND!!!!
@thelorax9622
11 ай бұрын
Did you realise that the Renault Twizy isn't the first quadricycle? The first was made by Henry Ford, and was available over 120 years ago IN AMERICA!!!!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadricycle
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
@@thelorax9622 you’ll be saying the Wright brothers performed the first powered flight next.😋
@thelorax9622
11 ай бұрын
@@sergentcolon1 Is that you, Fred Colon? No wonder you can't deal with things that actually happened, whether you like it or not.
@sergentcolon1
11 ай бұрын
@@thelorax9622are you speaking for yourself or for the trees?
@flint9591
11 ай бұрын
No airbag for the driver ?
@Romiman1
11 ай бұрын
No.
@hi9580
11 ай бұрын
Wear a motorcycle airbag suit
@arthurbraddock5235
11 ай бұрын
Nice quadacycle need better waterproofing in blighty 😊
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
Yes, you just by one with doors.
@larshelmin
11 ай бұрын
10:55 Citroën should offer a matching bright yellow hairband I think 😀 And the best test drive I've seen of the Ami Buggy so far 👍
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Aww thank you!!
@thorbjrnhellehaven5766
11 ай бұрын
5:00 9:33 when you insist "this is not a car, it is a quadricycle". I want to ask, what is your definition of "a car"? The Ami is an L6e "light quadricycle", more specifically L6e-BP "light quadri-mobile" The M1 class vehicles are "passenger vehicles with no more than eight seats (in addition to the driver's)". I've yet to find a definition of "car" in the European vehicle classification. However in every dictionary I look, their definition supports that the Citroën Ami is a car. Definitions from Oxford Languages car /kɑː/ noun a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people. "she drove up in a car" You could argue that the Ami doesn't have an "engine" but an electric motor, but that would apply to any EVs, and by that logic any EVs wouldn't be a car.
@jamesgrover2005
11 ай бұрын
Nice review Eilish 😊
@Electroheads
11 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😁
@daseteam
11 ай бұрын
Great review Eilis
@JKWorkShop
11 ай бұрын
only in winter that car suks like all others electro transports
@ziggarillo
11 ай бұрын
I have one, it doesn't
@JKWorkShop
11 ай бұрын
yes yes like i belive to you that car not suck in -30 C in winter@@ziggarillo
@didierpuzenat7280
11 ай бұрын
@@JKWorkShop I think most people will prefer be in an Ami by -30 C rather than on a bike or motorbike. And yes, the one day every 50 years the temperature falls to -30 degrees in the UK, your rather be a big metal car... or even better stay home.
@datadrivendev
11 ай бұрын
The pros: easy to park, protects from rain. The cons: Does not avoid traffic jams, so much plastic that It might melt during summer hottest days
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