by Nissan The largest cars can receive economical hybrid technology.
As Nissan’s e-Power hybrid technology continues to evolve throughout its lineup, the company has confirmed work is underway to implement it on its largest vehicles.
While executives won’t know what specific products the technology will filter through, they have indicated what types of vehicles could offer a hybrid setup.
“The technology itself could be applied to larger SUVs or commercial applications, and technical development is ongoing,” said Shunichi Inamajima, vice president of powertrain and EV engineering. go out.
“e-Power is not only applied to large SUVs like the Patrol or something, but it also applies to commercial applications like commercial vans or commercial vans.
“It really depends on customer needs or market requirements. We are looking at regional requirements, such as infrastructure or fuel prices, etc. So we will look at the technical application for the products, be it e-Power or EV.”
Whether the mention of commercial vehicles suggests a ute application is unclear, but electrified offerings are starting to appear in this segment.
GWM is launched a hybrid ute this year, Toyota is about to introduce a large hybrid car tundra locally, and both Ford and Mitsubishi are said to be working on plug-in hybrid versions of the forest ranger And tritoncorresponding.
Next NISSAN Navara will share its platform with the next Triton, although we’ve seen the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance platforms feature a variety of electrification.
Based on CMF-C Mitsubishi Outlanderfor example, offer a plug-in hybrid while it Nissan X-Trail Cousin offers e-Power technology.
Nissan has previously indicated that it will create e-Power technology available to Alliance partners Mitsubishi and Renault.
The brand first introduced e-Power technology on the Note for the Japanese market in 2016, and has since implemented the technology in the Kicks crossover, Serena passenger van and Sylphy sedan.
It intends to introduce eight more hybrid models by 2030along with 19 fully electric vehicles.
The X-Trail is the first locally offered e-Power vehicle. Using e-Power with the moniker e-4orce, the electrified crossover features electric motors 150kW/330Nm up front and 100kW/195Nm at the rear.
Total system output is 157kW, with a claimed fuel economy of 6.1 liters per 100km.
Qashqai e-Power is smaller, due at the end of this year, front-wheel drive and has a 140kW/330Nm electric motor. The European WLTP combined cycle fuel economy is 5.3 liters per 100 km.
Both the Qashqai and X-Trail e-Power models have a 3-cylinder, turbocharged, 1.5-liter, variable-compression engine that acts as a generator instead of driving the wheels. car.
Nissan has confirmed it’s headed Same price between e-Power and all-electric vehicles by 2026.
It says that by sharing modular components between the EV and the e-Power vehicle, it can reduce powertrain costs by about 30% compared to 2019.
Earlier today, it unveiled two prototype powertrains that take this modular approach.
The 3-in-1 prototype, with a modular electric motor, inverter and reducer, is planned for use in electric vehicles, while the 5-in-1 prototype is set for use in e-Power hybrid vehicles. .
