Topic: Countdown to Nissan's second generation electric car. The 200 mile LEAF is here.

[EV Dan]

http://www.nissanusa.com/electric-car/

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/nissan-new-electric-vehicle-signup-page-hints-at-home-charging-s/



              

[rrocket]

Depending on pricing....I guess with the new incentives here, we'll be able to get $10,000 off, eh?



^^Off topic Alert.  Hey Dan...there's  a TV show on the Dish I saw yesterday called "Gadget's Electric Garage".  His does electric conversions to cars.  Did a 1968 Camaro yesterday.

[EV Dan]

Depending on pricing....I guess with the new incentives here, we'll be able to get $10,000 off, eh?



^^Off topic Alert.  Hey Dan...there's  a TV show on the Dish I saw yesterday called "Gadget's Electric Garage".  His does electric conversions to cars.  Did a 1968 Camaro yesterday.

Surely u dont mean Canadians use dish network? 

I only have "rabbit ears"  but a 1080p flat screen.

Thanks for the heads up.

[rrocket]

He did kinda BS (alot) when he said the car has a ZERO carbon footprint...

[EV Dan]

He did kinda BS (alot) when he said the car has a ZERO carbon footprint...

There must be a few pounds in tires alone...

Just a thought, but if they start selling it in Japan, dont they get below 0 temps down there? Appears to me they have worked it out.

[rrocket]

He did kinda BS (alot) when he said the car has a ZERO carbon footprint...

There must be a few pounds in tires alone...

Just a thought, but if they start selling it in Japan, dont they get below 0 temps down there? Appears to me they have worked it out.

I dunno.  If it's a "city" car in Japan, the commute within the city is usually VERY brief.  Less than 10 miles.  So if it can go 10 miles in the winter...well I guess they've "worked it out"....

[EV Dan]

I'm thrilled to find out what it will look like. It won't be a cube, but can it be a CUV , or a minivan  or something distinctly futuristic looking? I personally would prefer an Altima platform, but my bet is they will try to cram the circuitry and everything else into a Centra, having replaced the grille. Not that it will sell many, but for the range and price off batteries they need something light. Bet #2 it will be a FWD and compatible with the BP changing stations... We'll see soon.

[EV Dan]

First pics "leaked"

http://www2.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/

Yaris called... 

[rrocket]

First pics "leaked"

http://www2.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/

Yaris called... 

IIRC it was supposed to be based of the Versa platform...

[RunsinLight]

I think we've been brain washed enough already

[Frontier1]

Honey I'll be late I forget to put my car on the charger.

I dunno, I'm puzzled.  But imagine if it pans out, 15 years from now almost silent cities!  When I was a kid in Cornwall the transit was electric, of course Toronto still has them, I find it cool.

Now if the roof of these new electric cars was a cell, could they not trickle charge all day while were working?

[rrocket]

Honey I'll be late I forget to put my car on the charger.

I dunno, I'm puzzled.  But imagine if it pans out, 15 years from now almost silent cities!  When I was a kid in Cornwall the transit was electric, of course Toronto still has them, I find it cool.

Now if the roof of these new electric cars was a cell, could they not trickle charge all day while were working?

The new Prius has this feature.  And about the silent part..don;t count on it.  People in cities are already crying that these cars are too quiet....thus making them a safety hazard

[Ice]

Honey I'll be late I forget to put my car on the charger.

I dunno, I'm puzzled.  But imagine if it pans out, 15 years from now almost silent cities!  When I was a kid in Cornwall the transit was electric, of course Toronto still has them, I find it cool.

Now if the roof of these new electric cars was a cell, could they not trickle charge all day while were working?

Problem is likely that the solar cells aren't yet good enough...but there are advancements.  The key thing is to have the rest of the technology figured out and start to create a market. Soon as that happens I foresee a huge trickle down effect in R&D and the like.

Stuff thats possible in the near future include:
- Plug in stations at workplaces, shopping malls, and so forth
- Much more efficient solar capture abilities using technology that doesn't require rare materials
- Hydrogen fuel cells
- Wireless power charging
- Better battery or supercapacitor technology

But you need to develop the electric drive train and make that work first I think.  So good on Nissan for doing that...Ford, GM, Honda, pretty much everyone is looking into this stuff from one angle or another.

[rrocket]

Honey I'll be late I forget to put my car on the charger.

I dunno, I'm puzzled.  But imagine if it pans out, 15 years from now almost silent cities!  When I was a kid in Cornwall the transit was electric, of course Toronto still has them, I find it cool.

Now if the roof of these new electric cars was a cell, could they not trickle charge all day while were working?

Problem is likely that the solar cells aren't yet good enough...but there are advancements.  The key thing is to have the rest of the technology figured out and start to create a market. Soon as that happens I foresee a huge trickle down effect in R&D and the like.

Stuff thats possible in the near future include:
- Plug in stations at workplaces, shopping malls, and so forth
- Much more efficient solar capture abilities using technology that doesn't require rare materials
- Hydrogen fuel cells
- Wireless power charging
- Better battery or supercapacitor technology

But you need to develop the electric drive train and make that work first I think.  So good on Nissan for doing that...Ford, GM, Honda, pretty much everyone is looking into this stuff from one angle or another.

When I was in California in the late 90s....they already had plugs in parking spots at the mall.

[EV Dan]

First pics "leaked"

http://www2.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/

Yaris called... 

IIRC it was supposed to be based of the Versa platform...

The latest "prototype" that was just revealed is a Versa.

I doubt Nissan is as stupid as to use a "normal" looking car to enter a new era of the automobile and besides try to sell it for twice the usual tag.
It will prolly be compact but it should scream electric for the early adopters.

P.S. What are the chances ppl who complain about quiet cars are the same ones who complain about noisy cities and cherish the idea of occasionally running a walking stick through somebody's spokes... Just an observation  

[rrocket]

Ok..so it IS based on the Versa.  It will however have unique body panels....,

[EV Dan]

Nissan will have capacity to produce 200,000 electric vehicles in the U.S., 100,000 in Europe and 50,000 in Japan, Palmer said. Nissan and partner Renault SA plan to offer electric vehicles in the U.S. and Japan starting in 2010 and globally in 2012.

The company will unveil the new electric car Aug. 2 in Yokohama at the opening of its new corporate headquarters. The small car is modified from the platform used for Nissan’s compact Tiida hatchback, sold in the U.S. as the Versa. The electric car will have a different exterior design. The car will seat as many as 5 people and travel as far as 100 miles (160 kilometers) on a full charge.

The car’s lithium-ion battery pack can be fully recharged at a 200-volt outlet in 8 hours, or in under 30 minutes from a so-called fast-charge station, Tetsuro Sasaki, senior manager of Nissan’s battery test group, said in an interview yesterday in Oppama, Japan.

[EV Dan]

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/08/01/2010-nissan-leaf-electric-car-in-person-in-depth-and-u-s-b/



So it's here and called a LEAF... I'm not wild about the exterior design, the rest I will have to look through in the morning.

[Ex-airbalancer]

It look pretty cool to me

[Frontier1]

It look pretty cool to me

  So futuristic!