A week before it shows the world what its new dedicated electric vehicle will look like, Nissan is showing off its latest-generation prototype. The company’s previous iteration was based on the original Cube, but the new test units are based on the Versa/Tiida. A 108 horsepower / 206 pound-feet electric motor designed in-house at Nissan drives the front wheels, while a lithium ion battery pack created by Automotive Energy Supply Corp. stores electricity. The 24 kWh pack is fitted under the floor and is expected to yield a 100-mile range.
Nissan is aiming to make life as stress-free as possible for its EV drivers. To that end, the navigation system will automatically display the driving radius that the current battery state of charge will support. It can also download information about currently available charging stations. Drivers can also access the charging status of their cars remotely via a cell phone, so no doubt an iPhone app will be on the way…
The iPhone app has been confirmed. Har.
From the press release:
The timer function enables the air-conditioner or battery charging to begin at a specified time. The air-conditioner can be pre-set while the vehicle is plugged-in to cool the cabin to a desirable temperature before driving begins, without taxing the vehicle’s battery. Meanwhile, the battery charging can be set to start at a specified time at night to benefit from more favorable electricity rates…
Nissan plans to unveil the design of the production EV at its new Global Headquarters Opening in Yokohama on August 2nd. A Nissan Zero-emission Website will also go live on Aug. 2nd.
Nissan says the EV-11 will retail for under $30,000. And that’s before the federal tax credit of $7,500.
So has anyone considered what the electromagnetic field generated by a 24 kWh power plant might do to your body over time? That has to be a lot of current, thus a strong magnetic field. Is it shielded? That would add to the weight and adversely affect the energy economy.
It’s a tool, not a piece of art. Who cares what it looks like.
This thing could get a lot of people to and from work for the equivalent of eighty cents per gallon. At a subsidized price of $23k (if they can hit that price point) it will generate sales.
Each of us can think whatever the heck we want; Nissan likely won’t care. If it sells, all this attitude is just a breeze blowing by. I say give it a shot and see what happens.
Sag.
This is a pretty straightforward post. I do not understand the rationale for the back-and-forth vitriol. I blame Obama.
Good point #20. There should be a study done on Tesla Roadster owners to see if any strange cancer trends are popping up.
Change good point #20 to good point #21, seems some comments don’t get posted immediately causing renumbering and leaving it looking like I am telling myself that I have a good point.
I blame WordPress for this. May not be right (could be the blog comment moderation effect) but gotta blame someone.
Need to start referencing the name, title of comment, brief description, and I guess “general area of numbering” of comment I am referencing I guess.