Nissan Electric Vehicle Prototype
August 7, 2008 by admin
Nissan has unveiled the all-electric and hybrid electric prototype vehicles where both are powered by advanced lithium-ion batteries.
The Nissan Electric Vehicle Prototype is based on the Japanese market Cube minicar and features a front-wheel drive layout and uses a newly developed 80 kW motor and inverter.
The motor is powered by the advanced laminated compact lithium-ion batteries installed under the floor without sacrificing either cabin or cargo space.
The advanced lithium-ion batteries is supplied by the Nissan-NEC joint-venture, AESC (Automotive Energy Supply Corporation) where it could deliver twice the electric power compared to conventional nickel-metal hydride batteries with a cylindrical configuration.
According to Nissan, the production vehicle will be introduced in 2010 and will have a unique bodystyle and is not based on any existing Nissan model.
[...] Nissan vehicle that is powered by the advanced lithium-ion batteries apart from the Electric Vehicle Prototype is the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Prototype. At the moment, the HEV is tested on the Infiniti [...]