'We can’t build an electric GT-R today. But I’d love to' http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/16/nissan-wants-build-electric-gtr/ Nissan would love to build an all-electric GT-R Oct 16th 2015 Chris Bruce
[images / Jonathom Ramsey http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/663/3/S1596633/slug/l/03-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg 2016 GT-R 2016 Nissan GT-R [ice] MSRP $101,770 http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/663/4/S1596634/slug/l/04-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/663/1/S1596631/slug/l/01-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/663/2/S1596632/slug/l/02-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/665/6/S1596656/slug/l/26-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/159/665/8/S1596658/slug/l/28-2015-nissan-gt-r-fd-1.jpg ] As the current Nissan GT-R gets older, rumors seem to be popping up with increasing frequency about what tech might be in store for the next generation. Hopping right over all of that speculation, one Nissan exec is now talking about his dreams for the company's halo model even further into the future. Regardless of whether a hybrid GT-R could be on the way, European EV Director Gareth Dunsmore thinks a fully electric version could happen one day. "I can't see a technical reason why we wouldn't be able to implement electric vehicle technology in something like a performance vehicle," Dunsmore said to Top Gear. Although don't get too excited yet, Godzilla fans. "We can't build an electric GT-R today," he admitted. "But do I want to? I'd love to." According to Dunsmore, there're still many steps before the GT-R could go fully electric. The team and Nissan would need to prove than an EV could really take on the best performance cars out there. "It needs to be a world beater," he said to Top Gear. The dream actually echoes rumors from years ago. As far back as 2010, Nissan was reportedly at least toying with the idea of making the GT-R into an EV, among some other options. The concern then was that Godzilla might be silenced by tightening emissions standards. In 2010, an electric GT-R was probably still too avant-garde to actually happen, but things have changed. A Tesla Model S in Ludicrous mode can hit 60 in a claimed 2.8 seconds, and it's not designed to be a laser-focused sports car. Imagine what could be possible, if Nissan aimed a production EV solely for performance. [© autoblog.com] ... http://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/watch-out-tesla-all-electric-nissan-gt-r-could-be-coming Watch out Tesla: the all-electric Nissan GT-R could be coming Stephen Dobie 16 Oct 2015 ... http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/electric-vehicles/nissan-open-to-the-idea-of-building-electric-gt-r-131666/ Nissan open to the idea of building electric GT-R by sourabhon October 17, 2015 ... http://www.i4u.com/2015/10/95814/nissan-plans-build-all-electric-gt-r Nissan Plans to Build an All-Electric GT-R Oct 17 2015 | by M. Affan ... http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/nissan-would-love-an-electric-gt-r-ar171507.html Nissan Would Love An Electric GT-R 10.16.2015 by Robert Moore ... “We can’t build an electric GT-R today. But do I want to? I’d love to.” For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Watt-if-Nissan-aimed-a-GT-R-production-EV-solely-for-performance-tp4678226.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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
