Should that infrastructure be the responsibility of the OEMs, of the growing charging industry, government, or...?
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Jan 18, 2019, at 8:48 AM, paul dove via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > It’s about time they got a clue. However, they still haven’t addressed > charging on travel. The only place around here for fast charge is the > dealership > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 17, 2019, at 11:17 AM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> For those that have doubted my view that electric drivetrains have reached >> the tipping point, this story shows further evidence: >> >> (Not pleases about serial plug-ins, but presumably that will disappear) >> Nissan challenges Tesla in massive shift to electric with 'complete >> reinterpretation' of the car >> PUBLISHED 4 HOURS AGO UPDATED 19 MINS AGO >> P >> Paul A. Eisenstein >> @DetroitBureau >> CNBC.COM >> The Nissan IMs and Infiniti QX Inspiration imagine a "complete >> reinterpretation" of tomorrow's zero-emissions vehicles. >> The concept vehicles were unveiled at the Detroit auto show this week. >> >> Paul Eisenstein/CNBC >> The Nissan IMs electric sports sedan at the 2019 North American >> International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. >> While most of the products debuting at this year's North American >> International Auto Show give a glimpse of what will be coming to showrooms >> before the end of the year, Japanese automaker Nissanand its luxury Infiniti >> brand, are looking a bit further into the future with a pair of radical >> battery-electric vehicle concepts. >> The Nissan IMs and Infiniti QX Inspiration, unveiled in Detroit this week, >> don't just hint at the broad plans the two marques have to electrify their >> lineups. The models imagine what Nissan's North American CEO described as a >> "complete reinterpretation" of how tomorrow's zero-emissions vehicles will >> be designed and engineered. Among other things, that will allow them to >> create vastly more roomy interiors by all but eliminating the traditional >> engine compartment. >> Tesla competition heats up as big autos roll out electric car plans >> >> "Our strategy with electric vehicles isn't if it will happen, but when it >> will happen," Nissan North America CEO Denis Le Vot said as he lifted the >> covers on the IMs concept vehicle during a news conference at the show. >> >> Nissan was the first major automaker to launch a high-volume >> battery-electric vehicle and, since the Leaf hatchback came to market in >> 2011, it has become the world's best-selling BEV. It has been losing >> momentum, however, as competitors like the Tesla Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt >> EV have come to market. To kick-start sales, the automaker last week >> announced it will increase the range of the Leaf by about 50 percent, to 226 >> miles. >> >> Photo: Paul Eisenstein >> 2019 Nissan Leaf >> But the Leaf also will be getting company in the coming years. Le Vot also >> announced in Detroit that Nissan will have eight all-electric models in its >> global fleet by 2022. Alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi are bringing >> out four more. The Japanese maker alone is forecasting it will see about 1 >> million BEVs annually by mid-decade. >> While the Nissan brand will continue to market conventionally powered gas >> and diesel models for the foreseeable future, the Infiniti division is >> planning an even more aggressive transformation, said Christian Meunier, the >> recently named CEO of the Infiniti brand, which is based in Hong Kong. >> Starting in 2021, all products will be electrified, he said in an interview. >> In the case of Infiniti, that will mean both battery-electric vehicles and >> what are known as serial plug-in hybrids. These have range-extending gas >> engines on board, but if they fire up they only serve as generators, sending >> power to the electric motors that actually drive the wheels. >> "It will take about two to three years" to phase out conventional >> drivetrains, Meunier estimated. >> Infiniti suffered an embarrassing moment at the auto show on Monday, when >> its QX Inspiration concept initially failed to roll out onto the stage, as >> planned, due to a problem with its electric drivetrain. Despite that >> setback, Meunier called the prototype "the embodiment of our future in the >> form a striking electric crossover." >> The QX Inspiration is loaded with upscale features, including a marble >> center console and a Japanese redwood roof liner. But like the less >> exotically finished Nissan IMs, what really matters is the actual layout of >> the vehicle. >> >> Paul Eisenstein/CNBC >> The Infiniti QX Inspiration at the 2019 North American International Auto >> Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. >> Indeed, both concepts place their battery packs, motors and other key >> drivetrain components under their load floors. That means there is virtually >> nothing left that would require a conventional engine compartment. So, both >> IMs and QX Inspiration adopt a very "cab-forward" design, as global Nissan >> corporate design director Alfonso Albaisa calls it. That recaptures much of >> the area that normally would be under the hood, yielding the equivalent of a >> full-size interior in a compact car's footprint. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
