Well, to be fair I have always thought they picked a bad spot for the port. It’s hard to get to and they used cumbersome technology with Chademo. Chademo requires much more physical strength than a Tesla plug. However, the woman comment was not called for.... many men would have the same difficulty.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 5, 2020, at 12:03 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > https://electrek.co/2020/01/02/did-a-nissan-exec-really-just-say-that-ev-charging-is-too-difficult-for-women/ > Nissan exec plays up ‘EV-like’ hybrids that don’t need to be plugged in > Jan. 2nd 2020 Bradley Berman > > [image > https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/nisan-woman-charging-1-2000.jpg > evse Woman charging Nissan Leaf > ] > > Did a Nissan exec really just say that EV charging is too difficult for > women? > > Ivan Espinosa, Nissan’s global product strategist, wants to strengthen the > ailing Nissan brand by “bringing more electrification.” For Espinosa, this > means more hybrids alongside EVs. Those hybrids can give drivers a sense of > an “EV drive feel,” even though a gas engine is used as the source of power. > Meanwhile, according to his interview published today in Automotive News, he > believes that EV charging has been a “hassle.” Nissan responded by finding > better locations for charging ports and making charging connectors more > user-friendly. > > When asked about the lessons that Nissan learned from 10 years of selling > the Leaf, Espinosa replied: > > One of them is the hassle of charging. How easy or complicated this is has a > big impact on the EV customer experience. It is not just about time. It is > simple things such as location of the charger and even the weight of the > cable. We have a lot of female Leaf drivers, and in some cases, the > technologies that we use today are not so friendly for them. > > We have also learned many things about the battery technology and electric > motor technology. All that is helping us to make our EV drive smoother. > > The answer for the Nissan strategist is to offer “not only EVs,” which the > company will continue to offer, but also hybrid technology that the company > calls “e-Power.” In other words, Nissan’s idea is to sell vehicles that > provide some of the same driving experience while not requiring a plug. > > Nissan’s website describes e-Power with these words next to the image of an > internal combustion engine: > > e-POWER borrows from the EV technology perfected in the Nissan Leaf, adding > a gasoline engine to charge the high-output battery when necessary. This > eliminates the need for an external charger while offering the same high > output as an EV. > > Recently, Nissan also said it would downplay affordable electric cars like > the Leaf in favor of higher-priced luxury EVs. > > Now Espinosa tells Automotive News that it wants to sell EVs that aren’t > EVs: > > It allows the customer to experience the complete EV-drive feel without > being in an EV. > > The Nissan executive wants to widely deploy e-Power not only in Europe but > globally. Espinosa said that e-Power will allow commuters to “experience > EV-like driving” in markets where charging infrastructure is not ready or > “where customers don’t have access to electric vehicles.” > > He didn’t explain how drivers can have an “EV-like experience” without the > ability to plug the car in but absolutely requiring visits to a gas station. > Espinosa said: > > Effectively it’s a motor-driven car because the combustion engine is only > charging the battery. Therefore, the behavior is very close to an electric > vehicle. With this, we can get customers to experience what it’s like to > drive an EV. > > This technology is at the core of what Nissan will deploy in the future. It > is not only technology that we are developing for Japan and then exporting. > It is a technology that we are developing [for] each market. > > Electrek’s Take > A decade ago, Nissan became a pioneer in pure electric technology. It’s sad > to see how far the Japanese automaker has fallen from its leadership role in > EVs. To use a double-speak term like “e-Power” to describe a no-plug, > gas-electric hybrid — suggesting that it’s an EV in some way, even if just > in terms of driving feel — is bad enough. > > But then to say that the ultra-simple and easy task of plugging is a hassle, > wherever the charging port might be located, undermines one of the chief > benefits of an EV. It’s much easier to charge at home rather than taking > trips to the gas station. > > To make matters worse — even if in the spirit of saying that Nissan uses > customer feedback to improve the EV experience — the executive calls out > women as struggling harder with EV charging cables more than men. 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