To summarize this vehicle quickly: it’s another electric concept that is ultra-ultra-compact, has a “futuristic” (read: stupid) look, but contains some interesting sideline features that may or may not be realistic. The car itself is a 3-seat in the “fighter jet” configuration (driver up front at center, passengers behind). It’s doors open in a sort [...]
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The Nissan Pivo 3 Concept
November 13th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Electrics, Featured 
Tags: Concept car, Nissan, Nissan Motors, Nissan Pivo, Pivo 3, Tokyo, Tokyo Motor Show 
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Nissan Says Long Range Unnecessary in EVs
October 27th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Mark Perry, director of product planning and strategy for Nissan North America, says that have 200 or 300 miles’ range in an electric vehicle is “totally unnecessary for the vast majority of American motorists.” This illustrates why he will never be a VP or be in Nissan’s marketing department. Technically Perry is right: most people [...]
Posted in Electrics, Featured Tags: ElectricVehicle, leaf, Mark Perry, Nissan, nissan leaf, Nissan Motors Comments OffNissan Leaf to Sound Like Cheap Sci-Fi Effect
June 16th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Well, here you have it. The Chevy Volt promises to have some dumb Star Trek noise associated with it and now Nissan has officially let us know that the soon-to-be-release Leaf will also be going corny Sci-Fi with its noisemaker. This video is of the Leaf driving by and the associated “approach” sound it makes. [...]
Posted in Electrics Tags: Buck Rogers, chevrolet volt, Jetsons, Nissan, nissan leaf, Nissan Motors, sci-fi, Science fiction, Star Trek 1 Comment »
