It’s about time they got a clue. However, they still haven’t addressed charging on travel. The only place around here for fast charge is the dealership
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2019, at 11:17 AM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For those that have doubted my view that electric drivetrains have reached > the tipping point, this story shows further evidence: > > (Not pleases about serial plug-ins, but presumably that will disappear) > Nissan challenges Tesla in massive shift to electric with 'complete > reinterpretation' of the car > PUBLISHED 4 HOURS AGO UPDATED 19 MINS AGO > P > Paul A. Eisenstein > @DetroitBureau > CNBC.COM > The Nissan IMs and Infiniti QX Inspiration imagine a "complete > reinterpretation" of tomorrow's zero-emissions vehicles. > The concept vehicles were unveiled at the Detroit auto show this week. > > Paul Eisenstein/CNBC > The Nissan IMs electric sports sedan at the 2019 North American International > Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. > While most of the products debuting at this year's North American > International Auto Show give a glimpse of what will be coming to showrooms > before the end of the year, Japanese automaker Nissanand its luxury Infiniti > brand, are looking a bit further into the future with a pair of radical > battery-electric vehicle concepts. > The Nissan IMs and Infiniti QX Inspiration, unveiled in Detroit this week, > don't just hint at the broad plans the two marques have to electrify their > lineups. The models imagine what Nissan's North American CEO described as a > "complete reinterpretation" of how tomorrow's zero-emissions vehicles will be > designed and engineered. Among other things, that will allow them to create > vastly more roomy interiors by all but eliminating the traditional engine > compartment. > Tesla competition heats up as big autos roll out electric car plans > > "Our strategy with electric vehicles isn't if it will happen, but when it > will happen," Nissan North America CEO Denis Le Vot said as he lifted the > covers on the IMs concept vehicle during a news conference at the show. > > Nissan was the first major automaker to launch a high-volume battery-electric > vehicle and, since the Leaf hatchback came to market in 2011, it has become > the world's best-selling BEV. It has been losing momentum, however, as > competitors like the Tesla Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt EV have come to market. > To kick-start sales, the automaker last week announced it will increase the > range of the Leaf by about 50 percent, to 226 miles. > > Photo: Paul Eisenstein > 2019 Nissan Leaf > But the Leaf also will be getting company in the coming years. Le Vot also > announced in Detroit that Nissan will have eight all-electric models in its > global fleet by 2022. Alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi are bringing > out four more. The Japanese maker alone is forecasting it will see about 1 > million BEVs annually by mid-decade. > While the Nissan brand will continue to market conventionally powered gas and > diesel models for the foreseeable future, the Infiniti division is planning > an even more aggressive transformation, said Christian Meunier, the recently > named CEO of the Infiniti brand, which is based in Hong Kong. > Starting in 2021, all products will be electrified, he said in an interview. > In the case of Infiniti, that will mean both battery-electric vehicles and > what are known as serial plug-in hybrids. These have range-extending gas > engines on board, but if they fire up they only serve as generators, sending > power to the electric motors that actually drive the wheels. > "It will take about two to three years" to phase out conventional > drivetrains, Meunier estimated. > Infiniti suffered an embarrassing moment at the auto show on Monday, when its > QX Inspiration concept initially failed to roll out onto the stage, as > planned, due to a problem with its electric drivetrain. Despite that setback, > Meunier called the prototype "the embodiment of our future in the form a > striking electric crossover." > The QX Inspiration is loaded with upscale features, including a marble center > console and a Japanese redwood roof liner. But like the less exotically > finished Nissan IMs, what really matters is the actual layout of the vehicle. > > Paul Eisenstein/CNBC > The Infiniti QX Inspiration at the 2019 North American International Auto > Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. > Indeed, both concepts place their battery packs, motors and other key > drivetrain components under their load floors. That means there is virtually > nothing left that would require a conventional engine compartment. So, both > IMs and QX Inspiration adopt a very "cab-forward" design, as global Nissan > corporate design director Alfonso Albaisa calls it. That recaptures much of > the area that normally would be under the hood, yielding the equivalent of a > full-size interior in a compact car's footprint. > "We think this is a unique opportunity to improve the ergonomics of our > vehicles," said Karim Habib, Infiniti's design chief. > Meunier noted that Infiniti and Nissan will consolidate the prototype > platforms used for the IMs and QX Inspiration concepts by the time production > versions come to market, reducing development costs and increasing > efficiencies. > Both concepts also feature fully autonomous driving capabilities, though > motorists can drive manually if they prefer. In fully driverless mode, > however, Habib and Albaisa noted vehicles could be transformed into mobile > living rooms or offices, with steering wheels retracting and seats being > allowed to swivel so occupants can face one another. > How soon fully autonomous technology will be ready for production is a matter > of debate, but the push to electrification — and with it a major shift in > auto design — is already underway. Jaguaradopted a more cab-forward approach > with the new I-Pace battery SUV it launched for the 2019 model year, and > other brands are expected to follow. > > Paul Eisenstein/CNBC > The Nissan IMs electric sports sedan at the 2019 North American International > Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. > > - Mark > > Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190117/87112cfc/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
