Nissan’s all-new Qashqai – because of be revealed later this year – will be used with Nissan’s e-Power hybrid system, auto reveal can confirm.
Speaking to auto reveal at the unveiling of the new all-electric Ariya, Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta said, “Qashqai will come to Europe with e-Power – it’s one our core technologies.
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“In Europe we will have e-Power as well as we will have battery EVs – this is where we are defining our technologies.”
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E-Power utilizes an interior combustion engine as a generator to fee a battery, which then drives an electric motor by means of an inverter. So E-power models, such as the note that’s currently offered in Japan, feel like an electric vehicle to drive with the immediate hit of torque as well as near-silent running, while using fuel usage similar to that of a full hybrid model.
The new Qashqai, which has already been caught testing, is expected to be seen later this year as well as go on sale in 2021. The e-Power design is likely to be offered soon after launch, with Nissan potentially dropping diesel power entirely from the new Qashqai line-up. It’s likewise possible that a plug-in hybrid Qashqai will be launched, utilizing innovation from alliance partner Mitsubishi.