If you like the fuel efficiency of a compact hybrid car but you aren t quite so fussed about the way the drivetrain performs then the nissan note e power might be the solution for you.
Nissan note hybrid battery.
Nissan has just introduced its latest electric vehicle in the form of the note e power a series hybrid that gets its electricity from a 1 2 liter gasoline three cylinder that s also used in the.
Oh it can go a couple of clicks on that smallish battery alone and like all hybrids can.
Taking knowhow from the leaf battery electric car and applying it in a series hybrid the little note e power offers sprightly city car performance.
Nissan australia may be without a proper passenger car in its current line up but the nissan note e power small car is gaining fans in japan thanks to its flexible hybrid powertrain.
Enter the nissan note e power.
Nissan says its note e power is the first compact mass market vehicle to be equipped with a series hybrid drive system.
Without a large ev like battery the note gets most of its electricity from its gasoline engine.
This hybrid vehicle is unlike the usual hybrid ev in that there is no plug in charging and the 40 litre petrol engine is used solely as a generator to charge up a small 1 5 kwh battery.
The e power has a 40kw electric motor that is exactly half as potent as the leaf s while the e power s 1 5kwh battery pack is 1.