Wired takes a step forward into the future of automotive engineering
The protype of Nissan’s electric car could push it to the front of the electrical automotive engineering pack, one resource claims.
Wired took the vehicle for a half-mile drive around a car park and reports that it is nimble and is able to briskly accelerate. But the automotive engineering invention does not end there. Motorists in a rush can charge the car to 80 per cent in 26 minutes with a 440 volt line. This increases to four hours in a 220 volt socket.
Nissan has to compete with automotive engineering companies including Honda, General Motors and Toyota. But Wired says the fast recharge time, space for five people and decent range of the affordable hatchback make it a popular contender in the market. And according to Nissan, it will cost 90 cents (61 pence) to charge.
Talking to the resource about the chief executive officer of Nissan, Darryl Siry, a clean tech analyst and electric car expert at Peppercorn, says: "Nissan could end up being the come-from-behind leader in the electric vehicles space because Carlos Ghosn has pushed them so aggressively.
"Nissan is making moves that could make it the major mass-market electric vehicle player among the established automakers."
And the electrical automotive news does not end there. According to the Irish Times, the government has signed an agreement with ESB and Renault-Nissan to radically increase the popularity and use of such vehicles.
Written by Robert Williams.
Filed under: Automotive Engineering
