Swapa Zip
The Swapa Zip is a electric license-free car priced from 9 990 € (price in France), with 2 seats and 65 km of range. Like every light quadricycle (L6e), it is capped at 45 km/h and can be driven from age 16 with a category AM licence.
Specifications
Price from
9 990 € (price in France)
Powertrain
Electric
Top speed
45 km/h
Seats
2
Range
65 km
Brand
Swapa
Drive your Zip with complete peace of mind
TacTac plans routes built for your light quadricycle: allowed roads, 45 km/h cap, dedicated voice guidance.
Download on the App Store →Who is the Swapa Zip for?
The Swapa Zip is aimed first at young drivers and budget-conscious buyers who want to get around cheaply. From 9 990 € (price in France), it is one of the most affordable license-free cars around, well suited to short town trips and drivable from age 16 with a category AM licence.
Everyday use
Day to day, the Swapa Zip charges from a standard household socket (220V) overnight, for roughly 1.50 to 2 euros per full cycle against 8 to 12 euros for an equivalent petrol top-up. Upkeep is minimal: no engine oil, no timing belt, just brakes, tyres and the battery to watch. In a Low Emission Zone it gets through with no restriction, a real edge in big cities.
Navigating with your Zip
With the Swapa Zip, navigation is the main hurdle for a new license-free car driver. Mainstream GPS apps route you like a regular car and can send you onto expressways banned for light quadricycles, where a fine reaches 1,500 euros in France. TacTac, the GPS built for license-free cars, filters those roads out at planning time and gives a realistic ETA worked out at 45 km/h.