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How does Nissan's battery-free e-4WD work?
To assist their gas engines, Nissan has developed e-4WD, or electric four wheel, which uses electric motors but has no batteries. Is this a hybrid? Yeah. Think of it as a mild series or serial hybrid, which is a kind of hybrid that uses a generator instead of a battery to power the electric motors. Wait a minute, you might say: aren't four wheel drives less efficient than two wheel drive cars? Yes but e-4WD is very light and compact because it's electric. Okay, so how long before the fuel savings pay for the added hardware? It's not that clear ... Read more →
Nissan confirms the "Cube," a 37 MPG, hybrid, Scion-look-a-like, is coming to the US Lascelles Linton
Shiro Nakamura, Nissan's global design director says "the Cube is coming to the U.S. market." The Cube gets 37 MPG and has something called e-4WD, which includes an electric motor that kicks in when ...
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How does Nissan's battery-free e-4WD work? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
To assist their gas engines, Nissan has developed e-4WD, or electric four wheel, which uses electric motors but has no batteries. Is this a hybrid? Yeah. Think of it as a mild series or serial hybrid, which is a kind of hybrid that uses a generator instead of a battery to power the electric motors. ...
Nissan confirms the "Cube," a 37 MPG, hybrid, Scion-look-a-like, is coming to the US 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Shiro Nakamura, Nissan's global design director says "the Cube is coming to the U.S. market." The Cube gets 37 MPG and has something called e-4WD, which includes an electric motor that kicks in when you need it. The Cube is already out in Japan (see wacky Japanese commercial below the fold) and ...
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