Iris (France) - AllCarIndex

IRIS France was a French specialist vehicle maker that focused on mobile video-surveillance units rather than passenger cars. Created in 2014 and based in Ligny-en-Cambrésis (Nord), it operated as SAS IRIS France under the Hiatus group. Its principal product was the U.M.S. Viséo, a fully electric heavy quadricycle with a single-seat cockpit that raised telescopically to roughly 3–4 meters while in motion, intended for policing, private security, and event management. The Viséo was built in northern France and was homologated for public-road use in France and the EU; it required a category B driver’s license. Contemporary technical literature and reporting described low-speed operation and a duty cycle suited to patrol and observation: early coverage cited a 25 km/h limit and about 80–100 km of range, while later company literature claimed up to 45 km/h and about 120 km depending on use and configuration. The vehicle used a 48 V lead-acid battery pack of about one tonne within a roughly 2-tonne curb mass, a choice justified for stability. Trials by the municipal police in Évry in 2015 and a pre-tax price around €45,000 positioned the Viséo as a niche professional tool. IRIS France remained a small, independent producer active through the 2010s and into the 2020s.