Vehicle model
Silence Gamme Silence - véhicules particuliers
On the passenger-vehicle side, Silence's offering essentially comes down to the S04 microcar, a two-seat electric quadricycle unveiled in 2021 and series-produced since 2024 in Barcelona. About 2.3 meters long, the S04 is a 'NanoCar' designed for driving and parking in the city, not for highways or open roads. It is aimed at city dwellers looking for an alternative to the conventional car for short daily trips, with the advantage of removable batteries that recharge without a fixed charging station. The quadricycle segment is common in Europe but very marginal in North America, where the S04 is not officially distributed. In Quebec, these microcars have no mainstream market equivalent; their small quadricycle tires and wheels bear no relation to common automotive dimensions, and winter tires for cars do not apply to them.
History
History of the Silence Gamme Silence - véhicules particuliers
On the passenger-vehicle side, Silence's offering essentially comes down to the S04 microcar, a two-seat electric quadricycle unveiled in 2021 and series-produced since 2024 in Barcelona. About 2.3 meters long, the S04 is a 'NanoCar' designed for driving and parking in the city, not for highways or open roads. It is aimed at city dwellers looking for an alternative to the conventional car for short daily trips, with the advantage of removable batteries that recharge without a fixed charging station. The quadricycle segment is common in Europe but very marginal in North America, where the S04 is not officially distributed. In Quebec, these microcars have no mainstream market equivalent; their small quadricycle tires and wheels bear no relation to common automotive dimensions, and winter tires for cars do not apply to them.
Technology
Technologies, engines and platforms
Two-seat electric quadricycle in L6e (low speed, roughly 6 kW, up to 40 km/h) and L7e (roughly 14 kW, up to 90 km/h) versions. One or two removable batteries, homologated urban range of up to roughly 150 km, lightweight compact platform.
Tires and wheels
Tire and wheel compatibility
Les véhicules Silence (scooters et microcar S04) appartiennent à la micromobilité : ils utilisent de petits pneus de scooter ou de quadricycle, montés sur des jantes de faible diamètre, sans rapport avec les dimensions courantes d'automobiles ou de VUS. Leur entraxe et leur montage diffèrent des standards automobiles, et les pneus d'hiver classiques pour voitures ne s'y appliquent pas. Pour un détaillant de pneus et de jantes au Québec, ces véhicules ne représentent pas une demande significative : la marque est quasi absente du marché nord-américain. La pertinence de cette fiche est surtout informative et encyclopédique, plutôt que liée à un fitment réel de pneus ou de jantes locaux.
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