The Nissan presented this week in Japan, the Note e-Power, an unreleased electric version of the minivan with range extender, where the battery power is provided by a gasoline engine.
The great advantage of this version of e-Power is that despite the car being completely moved by the electrical energy, recharging the battery is in the charge of a combustion engine. In this case, the propellant 1.2 3-cylinder, 79 hp, and 10.5 was borrowed from the March european. Already the electric motor is the same as the Leaf, with 109 hp and 25.8 was.
Although it seems strange, in front of the models the plug-in hybrids like the Volt and the Prius, that can be recharged in the outlet, the Note does not offer this option. In practice, it is an electric car that needs gasoline, although the consumption is quite contained. According to the japanese standard of measurement, the average is 37,2 km/l.
Fundamental in this type of vehicle, the battery has approximately one-twentieth the size of the set of the Leaf, for example. The big advantage is to save internal space, since it is housed below the driver’s seat.
See how the system works:
In the cabin, the updates are for the account of the framework of instruments specific button selector in reverse and the steering wheel in the style of the crossover Kicks. The Note e-Power also has a multimedia system with navigation, automatic air conditioning and safety items such as automatic braking emergency, alerts, lane changing, and collision, among others.
For now, the Note e-Power is an exclusive release for Japan, designed and thought to the habits of this region. However, it is not ruled out the possibility of launching in other markets. This technology can be still used in other segments and markets.
Despite following firm in Japan, the Nissan Note is more a victim of the fever of SUVs, and will be discontinued in Europe until the beginning of 2017. Produced in the factory of the japanese brand in Sunderland, England, the minivan has seen its sales fall steadily in recent months.
Successor of the Livina in various regions, the model had a total production proposed in the then-future factory in Resende (RJ), which was subsequently denied by Nissan. Keeping an eye on the trend of the market, the brand has changed strategy and invested in the launch of the crossover Kicks in, that will be national from April 2017.
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