There were a variety of reasons why Citroen were barred from selling in the US. First and most fundamental was the restriction that headlights for a passenger car had to be at an exact height off the road, which having adjustable suspension meant Citroens didn't meet that requirement. They got a waiver from the FMVSS for that for a few years. There was also a requirement to use one of two sealed beam headlight units, square or round, which they adapted to along with not being allowed to have lights that point in any direction other than straight ahead, which meant the DS' steering-swivelling headlights also got nixed. Then there were the stupid bumper requirements in the 80's. It ended up being waaay too much of a fight for Citroen to bother fighting the bureaucracy for each model year, and even the third-party grey market importers gave up trying.
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 at 12:36, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > 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 > > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > > ------ 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > >No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20240621/55b63452/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20240621/e092654d/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
