Nissan Targets five hundred fifty Kilometer Electrical Car By 2020
Driving a Nissan LEAF as a city car with brief jaunts out of town is fine, I never lack range or charge for such uses, even without home charging.
But what if you want to drive the Appalachians or wander a UNESCO world heritage site — for hours? Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa recently talked about a three hundred mile target for three years from now, telling, “It’s a usable range, three hundred miles. I believe that the technology will lead us there.” Yes, one can do a lot of wandering without potential “range anxiety” with three hundred miles of range.
Kazuo Yajima, Renault-Nissan Alliance Global Director of EV & HEV technology, believes the future for cars will be unspoiled electrified vehicles — not plug-in hybrids. Certainly, if the charging infrastructure proceeds to increase (and becomes available practically everywhere) and electrical vehicle range doubles or triples, then unspoiled EV sales will increase dramatically.
Survey results from our fresh EV report. Responses came from over Two,000 EV drivers across twenty six European countries, forty nine of fifty US states, and nine Canadian provinces. Responses were segmented according to region — North America vs Europe — and type of electrified car — plug-in hybrid vs Tesla vs non-Tesla fully electrified car.
The big transition will burst by two thousand twenty for Nissan. “We have developed a prototype vehicle that can run five hundred fifty km while keeping the cargo capacity with the same outer dimension as the current LEAF,” says Yajima. Inwards EVs adds: “That’s three hundred forty two miles (we assume using the optimistic Jc08, which would be more like two hundred fifty miles of real world/EPA range). That range figure is achieved by using a fresh battery cell with enhanced energy density. Packaging of the cells is more dense too. This information comes after fresh CEO Hiroto Saikawa earlier talked in April about a three hundred mile target for three years from now telling.”
If you are interested in getting an electrical Nissan sooner, CleanTechnica recently explained that the two thousand eighteen LEAF is expected to suggest a significant improvement over the two thousand seventeen LEAF, but big discounts on the LEAF are still making it attractive. Here’s more of what we’ve heard: “The refreshed Nissan LEAF is, in addition to a revamped appearance, expected to wield a much improved range and Nissan’s semi-autonomous ProPilot driving features — which will reportedly permit for fully autonomous single-lane highway travel.”
Whether buying today or tomorrow, as a two thousand fifteen LEAF driver, I’m sure a Nissan LEAF is almost always a satisfying choice. We assume that’s why so many current EV drivers plan to buy or lease a LEAF next.
Survey results from our fresh EV report. Responses came from over Two,000 EV drivers across twenty six European countries, forty nine of fifty US states, and nine Canadian provinces. Responses were segmented according to region — North America vs Europe — and type of electrified car — plug-in hybrid vs Tesla vs non-Tesla fully electrical car.
Check out more of a comparison inbetween EV driver requirements and preferences in CleanTechnica‘s fresh report, Electrical Car Drivers: Desires, Requests & Who They Are
Nissan Targets five hundred fifty Kilometer Electrical Car By 2020, CleanTechnica
Nissan Targets five hundred fifty Kilometer Electrical Car By 2020
Driving a Nissan LEAF as a city car with brief jaunts out of town is fine, I never lack range or charge for such uses, even without home charging.
But what if you want to drive the Appalachians or wander a UNESCO world heritage site — for hours? Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa recently talked about a three hundred mile target for three years from now, telling, “It’s a usable range, three hundred miles. I believe that the technology will lead us there.” Yes, one can do a lot of wandering without potential “range anxiety” with three hundred miles of range.
Kazuo Yajima, Renault-Nissan Alliance Global Director of EV & HEV technology, believes the future for cars will be unspoiled electrical vehicles — not plug-in hybrids. Certainly, if the charging infrastructure proceeds to increase (and becomes available practically everywhere) and electrified vehicle range doubles or triples, then unspoiled EV sales will increase dramatically.
Survey results from our fresh EV report. Responses came from over Two,000 EV drivers across twenty six European countries, forty nine of fifty US states, and nine Canadian provinces. Responses were segmented according to region — North America vs Europe — and type of electrical car — plug-in hybrid vs Tesla vs non-Tesla fully electrified car.
The big transition will burst by two thousand twenty for Nissan. “We have developed a prototype vehicle that can run five hundred fifty km while keeping the cargo capacity with the same outward dimension as the current LEAF,” says Yajima. Inwards EVs adds: “That’s three hundred forty two miles (we assume using the optimistic Jc08, which would be more like two hundred fifty miles of real world/EPA range). That range figure is achieved by using a fresh battery cell with enlargened energy density. Packaging of the cells is more dense too. This information comes after fresh CEO Hiroto Saikawa earlier talked in April about a three hundred mile target for three years from now telling.”
If you are interested in getting an electrical Nissan sooner, CleanTechnica recently explained that the two thousand eighteen LEAF is expected to suggest a significant improvement over the two thousand seventeen LEAF, but big discounts on the LEAF are still making it attractive. Here’s more of what we’ve heard: “The refreshed Nissan LEAF is, in addition to a revamped appearance, expected to wield a much improved range and Nissan’s semi-autonomous ProPilot driving features — which will reportedly permit for fully autonomous single-lane highway travel.”
Whether buying today or tomorrow, as a two thousand fifteen LEAF driver, I’m sure a Nissan LEAF is almost always a satisfying choice. We assume that’s why so many current EV drivers plan to buy or lease a LEAF next.
Survey results from our fresh EV report. Responses came from over Two,000 EV drivers across twenty six European countries, forty nine of fifty US states, and nine Canadian provinces. Responses were segmented according to region — North America vs Europe — and type of electrified car — plug-in hybrid vs Tesla vs non-Tesla fully electrified car.
Check out more of a comparison inbetween EV driver requirements and preferences in CleanTechnica‘s fresh report, Electrical Car Drivers: Desires, Requests & Who They Are