This Citroën Ami Is Probably The Slowest Police Car In The World

Greek islands, a go-to destination for the summer, are becoming increasingly popular for eco-sustainability projects including electric mobility. A few months after a bunch of Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 models landed in Astypalaia island as part of a government program, it is now Citroën’s turn to deliver its electric vehicle range to Chalki island in the Aegean Sea. Among them, there will be a a tiny Ami, which will probably be the slowest police car in the world.

Citroën provided a fleet of six vehicles to public authorities of Chalki, which aims to become the first Greek-Eco island. The range includes a pair of Amis for the Police and the Coast Guard, a pair of ë-C4s for the municipality, an ë-Spacetourer MPV, and an ë-Jumpy (ë-Dispatch) panel van. The vehicles are offered in the form of a free 48-month lease. Following this period, Citroën will buy and donate them back to the Municipality of Chalki.

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Although the Ami is definitely not suited to highway patrol due to its limited top speed of 45 km/h (28 mph), it is quite practical in the narrow roads of Chalki as well as the most nimble vehicle of the pack. Criminals could probably outrun the light quadricycle with the tiny 8 hp (6 kW / 8 PS) electric motor, but the 70 km (43.5 miles) range from the 5.5 kWh lithium-ion battery is more than enough for the island’s limited road network.

The ë-C4 offered for the needs of the municipality is a lot better in terms of performance thanks to the 134 hp (100 kW / 136 PS) electric motor and the 50 kWh battery which is good for 350 km (217 miles) of WLTP range. The same battery pack is offering a 230 km (143 miles) range on the ë-Spacetourer, which comes in handy for transporting people.

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The Greek Government alongside Citroën/Syngelidis Group, Vinci, and Akuo Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the green energy transition of Chalki. Citroën CEO Vincent Cobée said: “We are very proud to contribute to the transformation of Chalki island into an island which will be autonomous, smart and sustainable”. The company wants both the public authorities and the residents to “take full advantage of the electric vehicles” on the island.

Citroën will also offer the island’s residents and local businesses the opportunity to acquire fully electric light quadricycles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles with zero emissions with “free-of-charge use of all innovative technologies and connected applications which they incorporate”.