Citroen Ami
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
Owners love it for daily city driving, especially in Paris, despite being cheaply made. Critics note no air conditioning and a low top speed.
Owners love it for daily city driving, especially in Paris, despite being cheaply made. Critics note no air conditioning and a low top speed.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good for daily city driving
“goes 28mph which is fine for city use where the speed limit is often 20mph”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino EV for $13,995 in U.S.” “I love mine and use it almost every day in Paris! It's a great little car”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age” Owners love it
“it's too under-specced for me to recommend it (for example, no AC is tough in the summer), and it's cheaply made, but man, it's the best car I've every owned.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age” “I love mine and use it almost every day in Paris! It's a great little car”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No air conditioning
“it's too under-specced for me to recommend it (for example, no AC is tough in the summer), and it's cheaply made, but man, it's the best car I've every owned.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age” “its compromises are too great; tiny range, lack of AC, no suburban or highway capability”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age” Low top speed
“goes 28mph which is fine for city use where the speed limit is often 20mph”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino EV for $13,995 in U.S.” “it can't go much above 50 kph”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Citroen AmiThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it can't go much above 50 kph”
“I'd zee the Zoe/Ami class of vehicles as a potential step up from that, more than a downgrade from traditional car.”
“its compromises are too great; tiny range, lack of AC, no suburban or highway capability”
“it's too under-specced for me to recommend it (for example, no AC is tough in the summer), and it's cheaply made, but man, it's the best car I've every owned.”
“I love mine and use it almost every day in Paris! It's a great little car”
“goes 28mph which is fine for city use where the speed limit is often 20mph”
“In Europe, the Citroen Ami is about that.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.