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Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain

170 points · 462 comments · mroche

  1. instagib · · focus · HN ↗
    Hopefully it’s better than the second gen. Gas engine front only puts power to one wheel and electric rear only puts power to one wheel while the other two sit idle. Bad state for a mild 4x4 unless you keep it on pavement.
    1. brnt · · focus · HN ↗
      Wait, what? 1WD? Or 2WD, but then 1 front and 1 back? Which is referred to as 'mild 4x4'?

      So many questions.

      1. numpad0 · · focus · HN ↗
        IIRC both Nissan and Toyota have a dual motor options with super weak rear motors, largely to cover "but snows" arguments. The entire car largely remains to be boring family FWD cars, not like beefy Tesla duals. Maybe GP is referring to those.
      2. Toutouxc · · focus · HN ↗
        Sounds like a pretentious way to say "the car isn't hardcore enough because it doesn't have locking diffs".
      3. instagib · · focus · HN ↗
        Weird setup where front and rear are controlled with separate motors. Both left tires spun so I got stuck in a parking lot after a light rain.
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