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Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain

170 points · 462 comments · mroche

  1. fnord77 · · focus · HN ↗
    this is basically the same as the hybrid system in the Honda CR-V, except the CR-V can clutch the engine in directly to the wheels at highway speeds.
    1. deepsun · · focus · HN ↗
      Which AFAIK is more efficient (no losses on converting kinetic to electric, electric to chemical, and back: chemical to electric and then to kinetic).
      1. fnord77 · · focus · HN ↗
        I'm guessing Nssan doesn't have it because of patents
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