Is that the reason US stopped importing citroen ? It seems counter
productive, provided that the vehicle meets safety tests when in the
fullest extension.
I'd love a vehicle with adjustable suspension height. On freeway, set it
to the lowest point and reduce drag. When on forest service roads, set
to the highest extent and minimize damage to the under side. In fact,
any average driver could benefit from increased performance: low
clearance automatically on freeways, standard height when off freeway.
Peri
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Cor van de Water via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Cc: "Cor van de Water" <cor.vandewa...@gmail.com>
Sent: 20-Jun-24 18:41:08
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Pros and cons
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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