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Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain

170 points · 462 comments · mroche

  1. dluan · · focus · HN ↗
    Like putting in the final optimizations in the crossbow right as others have figured out machine guns.
    1. w4der · · focus · HN ↗
      I think these kinds of vehicles are fine for countries were fast charging networks are still not widespread. I drove a rental X-Trail e-Power AWD a while ago, and fuel economy, while not spectacular, was still great given the quality of the powertrain. Of course a low displacement manual can get better fuel economy, and an electric will be cheaper, but if you are driving 800km on a country with little charging infrastructure, powertrains like this one or Toyota's eCVTs make sense.
      1. rasz · · focus · HN ↗
        >X-Trail e-Power AWD a while ago, and fuel economy, while not spectacular, was still great

        10L/100km on highway, worse than cheaper comparably powerful ordinary diesel. Seems like a pointless car, X-Trail 2.0 dCi M9R was better in every possible way.

        1. w4der · · focus · HN ↗
          Where did you get the 10L/100km figure from? I saw closer to 7L/100km when driving it, and the 2.2 diesel on the older X-Trails has about 100 less horsepower.
          1. rasz · · focus · HN ↗
            7L mixed cycle, stay on highway and you get 10 because no recuperation and 250kg heavier.
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