http://www.dailytech.com/Production+Infiniti+LE+Electric+Sedan+Leaked+in+Patent+Drawings/article36524c.htm Production Infiniti LE Electric Sedan Leaked in Patent Drawings Brandon Hill (Blog) - September 9, 2014
[images http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/m674db20.jpg Production Infiniti LE http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/Nissan_EV_4.jpg Infiniti LE Concept ] Infiniti electric sedan will compete with the Tesla Model III It looks as though the electric sedan market is about to gain a new entry. We first brought you news of the Infiniti LE way back in April 2012. At the time, Infiniti was showing off a concept version of the car that was based on the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) platform. Today, however, that concept is moving closer to production as patent drawings of the production vehicle have found their way onto the internet. The overall shape of the device is largely the same as the concept, with some concessions made for production duty (like actually adding door handles). Styling wise, the production version looks like a mashup between a previous generation Hyundai Sonata and the current generation Infiniti Q50 (the kink in the rear quarter windows). When it comes to what is powering the vehicle, we’re guessing that it will be either a lightly improved version of the powertrain found in the current generation Leaf (110hp electric motor, 24 kWh lithium-ion battery pack). The Leaf has an EPA-rated driving range of 84 miles per charge; however, Nissan execs last year stated that it’s possible to improve that range further: We can do 200km (124 miles) now. But it’s a cost balance. You can go to bigger batteries, that is relatively easy, but the more interesting stuff is the changing of the chemistry to get more kW hours out of the same packaging space. When the Infiniti LE does arrive on the market, expect it to be priced well north of the Leaf, which starts at $28,980. When Infiniti launches the vehicle in the next few years it will have to compete with Tesla’s Model III, which will have a driving range over 200 miles and will be priced below $40,000. [© dailytech.com] ... http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7037539-LEAKED-Infiniti-LE-Sedan-Patent-register-pics LEAKED: Infiniti LE Sedan -Patent register pics- ... http://insideevs.com/nissan-exec-reliable-125-miles-of-range-coming-to-leaf-by-2016/ Leaf-gen2 to offer 2 pack size options For EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=204476 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2014/09/13/electric-vehicle-events-planned-fort-collins/15550815/ EV Ride&Drive @CSU Lory Student Center 11a-2p 9/15 Ft Collins CO http://abcnews.go.com/business/video/gm-electric-car-1996-flashback-25247274 GM's Electric Car Is Here: 1996 Flashback (video) http://www.lfpress.com/2014/09/03/electric-trike-designer-peddles-fun-prototype Electric trike designer peddles ‘fun’ prototype http://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/32040/ecoconscious-munich-hotel-introduces-complimentary-electric-carcharging-station#.VAgZ1ldcnMo Munich.de Marriott Hotel's Eco-Conscious Complimentary EVSE + EVLN: UCR eco-routing nav-tool cuts EV energy use by 51% {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Infiniti-LE-EV-Patent-Drawings-Leaked-tp4671554.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
