Nissan Note series hybrid: Leaf drivetrain + small battery + 1.2L generator

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Interesting!



Nissan Finally Confirms e-Power for North American Models

One has to wonder, Nissan is awe full sssllloooowwwww in bringing this over
Then says a sorta indeterminate “larger vehicles “ comment .

Call it a guess but e-versa?

Or e-power CUV minivan replicant?

Hopefully I’m wrong and their just letting Japan test the car but they he bigger e-power doesn’t sound promising

[ksa8907]

Just my initial thought, but why not a range extended EV using the same hardware as the leaf?

[ksa8907]

Originally Posted by ksa8907

Just my initial thought, but why not a range extended EV using the same hardware as the leaf?

Trade battery cost to add the generator? Target a different market?

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by ksa8907

Trade battery cost to add the generator? Target a different market?

Nissan had a bunch of trolls posting in various forums on how the epower was a much better EV because you don’t have to plug it in.

My guess is it will replace their failing CVTs, be an up sell while possibly being cheaper to produce.

Knowing Nissan their ECVT probably costs much less than an auto transmission while being less efficient than a Prius.

Ah well
Time will tell

[samwichse]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

Where is that "emotional" gauge located on the dashboard and what are the units?

Puppies.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Nissan had a bunch of trolls posting in various forums on how the epower was a much better EV because you don’t have to plug it in.

You actually got the impression they were corporate shills?

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

You actually got the impression they were corporate shills?

New Op starts first thread post into a variety of EV centric forums gushing over the EV you don’t plug in in the morning coinciding with the corresponding press release article dated the same day

Yes

[ksa8907]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

New Op starts first thread post into a variety of EV centric forums gushing over the EV you don’t plug in in the morning coinciding with the corresponding press release article dated the same day

Yes

Nissan is already my least favorite car company. Mostly due to their horribly misleading marketing. Bunch of fwd cars that they market as "sporty" and show them in commercials drifting, doing burnouts, etc. Get real.

I guess not much different in this context.

[MetroMPG]

Interesting factoid... it's selling quite well in Japan:

The Nissan Note e-POWER has proven popular with Japanese customers, posting sales of more than 100,000 vehicles as of October 2017. The Note, including the e-POWER version, was the top-selling compact car in Japan in calendar year 2017.

https://www.automotiveworld.com/news...nmental-award/

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Interesting factoid... it's selling quite well in Japan:



https://www.automotiveworld.com/news...nmental-award/

Go figure a cheaper faster Prius sells better than the Prius