Citroën Ami and Renault Twizy will soon have company. Contrary to what one might think, it is not Chinese, but Scandinavian. Her name 0 and will be produced by the Swedish startup of the same name, founded only a few months ago.

Instead of “manufactured”, it would be better to say “engineered”, because 0 will not be delivered to customers assembled. In effect, the car is designed for transportation in several partsthen specialized centers were built.

An electric car that assembles like a piece of Ikea furniture

This choice is due to purely logistical reasons. According to the company, A typical shipping container can store parts and assemblies for 250 cars, and if the cars were already assembled, there would be enough space for only 20 models. Obviously, since the car is a kit, it requires some styling compromises.

Squarer and, in some ways, more spartan (at least in appearance) than the Ami and Twizy, the Luvly 0 is 2.7 meters long, 1.53 meters wide and 1.44 meters high. It still offers a fairly large trunk with a volume of 267 liters.

From 10,000 euros

Weighing 380kg and capable of speeds of up to 90km/h at top speed, the Swedish micro-electric has a battery 6.4 kW/h divided into two removable modules of 15 kg each. Claimed consumption is just 6kWh/100km range on one charge is approximately 110 km.

Luvly has yet to open a point of sale in Europe, partly because the car has yet to be road-approved, but you can already register on the website to order the car.

The base price is 10,000 euros. It’s more expensive than the Citroën Ami (which is already assembled when you get it), even if the Luvly 0 is more versatile.