A small light quadricycle has been appearing in the electric proposals showcase for a few years now. managed to conquer even the most & ugrave; skeptics and is appearing in increasing numbers on the streets of big cities, but not only.
It's called Bir & ograve; , & egrave; all Italian (the company that has been producing it since 2008, Estrima , & egrave; di Pordenone) but also appreciated abroad, & egrave; very compact and & egrave; comparable, depending on the version, to a scooter with a 50cc displacement (with a maximum speed of 45 km/h) and 125 cc (which therefore reaches up to 60 km/h). In the first case, you start from 14 years of age to be able to drive it, strictly with an AM license, the former license for mopeds.
Let's start immediately from the intent of him. The Bir & ograve; is not serious; just a simple electric microcar : & egrave; a & quot; personal commuter & quot; on four wheels, as it is cool to call it, which conf & agrave; commuting to proximity and avoiding traffic movements in cities. To give a twist to a very pallid everyday life; from a pandemic, Gabriele and I, true rebels, wanted to take him to the end for a trip out of town (warning: don't do it again at home).
His strong point is; to be the lighter quadricycle; small on the market: with a footprint of 1.80 meters it has a freedom; parking space very similar to that of a scooter or a motorcycle. Spoiler: being able to park it in the parking spaces dedicated to them & egrave; pure lust.
DATA SHEET AND DIMENSIONS
- Width : 103 cm
- Length : 175-183 cm (Winter-Big)
- Height : 156 cm
- Weight : 350-390 kg
- Autonomy : 100 km (Lithium Maxi); 55 km (Lithium Remove)
- Battery weight : 45 kg (Lithium Maxi); 23 kg (Lithium Remove)
- Recharge 0 & gt; 80% : 4 hours (Lithium Maxi); 2,5 hours (Lithium Remove)
- Absorption : 1.200 W
- Recharge : 230 V domestic/Scame/Mennekes
THE DESIGN 
At a glance it is; immediately an amarcord of childhood memory games : squeezed minds and a look back in time in search of a copy of that image already; view, with those ovoid lines, the plexiglass passenger compartment and the minimal aluminum body that make it damn familiar. A few moments of hesitation and here is the mental association: the Bir & ograve; & egrave; identical to the cabin of a agricultural tractor and to confirm it & egrave; also its founder Matteo Maestri . Before devoting themselves to the production of these cute vehicles, the family business in fact built cabs for earthmoving machines, from which they inherited the cockpit.
Design, let's face it, is not; in the latest fashion, but it is clear that it was not among the priorities; of the parent company at the time of its creation. Password practicality , and is this is what makes the Bir & ograve; beautiful. Perhaps beautiful.
There are four models currently available on the market: ours is; a Bir & ograve; Winter with removable doors (who is on average snappy – don't look at me – can do it in about 10 seconds) and anti-fog glass, which unfortunately does not & quot; spannano & quot; easily, not even pressing the dedicated key.
The summer sister Bir & ograve; Summer , without doors, Bir & ograve; Big with opening trunk and rear seats, and Bir & ograve; Box , with a capacity 300 liters of rear load. Three colors of the frame at no extra charge ( green , white and red ), another 99 are available as options.
INTERIORS 
 the <strong>lever with the three modes driving </strong> – normal, turtle and rear -, even more & ugrave; the & quot; boost & quot; button for an acceleration that for obvious reasons will not be that of a <strong> Lamborghini Aventador </strong>, but which d & agrave; a little driving experience. </p>
<p> In the Winter and Summer versions there is no real <strong> luggage rack </strong>, but you can store your personal belongings in a compartment located behind the seats that you & egrave; turned out to be quite roomy. Those who opt for the version with a fixed battery can & agrave; also fill the rear niche which, in the version with <strong> removable battery </strong>, <strong> </strong> & egrave; occupied by this. </p>
<p> BATTERY AND MOTORIZATIONS <img src = )
The Bir & ograve; & egrave; equipped with two 48V Brushless electric motors mounted on the rear wheels, with a maximum power of 4 kW and a 220V battery charger. Like all electric vehicles, it recovers energy when braking and accelerates rather quickly and rapidly.
Our Bir & ograve; has a battery Lithium Max fixed and a & # 39; range of 100 km (which are, we must admit, truthful ); essential for long (warning: not too much) distances but dangerous for two adventurers like us, with no destination and without the certainty of a Schuko socket to attach it to.
In 2019 & egrave; the version with Re-Move battery has been introduced, which can be removed from the vehicle, transported with a trolley (weighs 23 kg) and recharged directly at home with a domestic socket . Very convenient for those who do not own a garage and for those who suffer from 'range fear', the phobia of autonomy that grips the owners of electric vehicles, a little bit. less for those who need more autonomy. And the public columns ? The set-up that allows you to recharge the Bir & ograve; around the city & agrave; & egrave; a optional from 390 euros .
As for the engines, two variants are available: the basic STD version, category L6e, which has a speed; maximum of 45 km/h and a power of 3.5 kW and the versionBolt , which reaches 60 km/h and becomes a heavy quadricycle of category L7e, which can be ridden from from the age of 16 with a B1 or B license .
THE PRICE
Let's move on at the price: thanks to the concessions provided by the Ecobonus , before VAT, we start from 7,990 euros of the Summer, 9,990 euros for the Winter , up to the 11,990 euros of the Big and the 12,490 euros of the Box. Figures not very low, considering those of the competitors: with the Citro & euml; n Ami , much more; comfortable, we are about 7,200 euros.
C & # 39; & egrave; for & ograve; a positive note: being 100% electric , for the first five years from the time of purchase, the car is; exempt from motor vehicle taxes (after which – except in Lombardy where the exemption is for life – the minimum rate is).
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? 
is it worth buying a Bir & ograve; ? It will be; sincere: as already; given the price it is not; so & igrave; low, but with the incentives you can & ograve; get an interesting final figure. What is sure & egrave; than this little electric toy car & egrave; really the solution to (almost) all the city's ills and its power to save hours of daily life, which in the life span could cover years – in addition to a good dose of psychophysical health – & egrave; almost irresistible.
Perhaps because of its funny quality & agrave; aesthetic not acchiapper & agrave; the consent of the pi & ugrave; fashionable (but it is very popular among the & quot; sciure & quot; and businessmen, a little less among the very young), perhaps its essentiality far & agrave; turn someone towards micro electrical solutions more & ugrave; comfortable, the fact remains that her distinctive connotation, practicality; , has no equal. So much so that, as a Milanese, I would suggest it to the Registry Office of the Lombard capital as a welcome kit to the world.
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