Nissan announces EV and Hybrid vehicle testing

[Bleach]

http://www.komonews.com/news/business/26337164.html

 

[Pacific coast Datsun]

An electric Nissan!! I want one but dont wanna wait till 2010 :rolleyes:

[datzenmike]

I had an electric 521 for about 6 blocks. The flywheel bolts sheered off on me. I used the starter to turn the flywheel while it was in gear. The motor charged the battery... for twenty feet and stalled without the flywheel on it. Weird sound.

[ggzilla]

hey it's a Nissan Cubic. I wonder if it will be as good as the 1999 Toyota Rav4 Electric.

 

[ppeters914]

Looks like 1st generation Scion xBox with a 411 grille.

[Bleach]

Looks like 1st generation Scion xBox with a 411 grille.

looks like 200+ miles for $4.00 of electricity vs 25-35 miles for four bucks worth of gas. :rolleyes:

[ppeters914]

looks like 200+ miles for $4.00 of electricity vs 25-35 miles for four bucks worth of gas. :rolleyes:

 

I just KNEW someone was gonna say that. Guess I'll just look better for a shorter distance. :fu:

[Bleach]

yes you will. :D

 

or.... build your own?

[INDY510]

My suggestion is an engine swap. Small displacement, and efficent factory fuel injection. Its hard to find that in RWD form though. I had thought if I did the same I would find a CA16DE from a 1986 Pulsar. Those engines can be mounted to the RWD transmission from a 200SX (CA20e).

 

Is this true??? I want it for my 510, it would probably get good gas milage...

 

Do you have any facts of any RWD CA16DE cars???

 

The CA sounds like a cheaper swap than a AC propulsion swap. I need to save all my money for a Tesla roadster, only $98K more to go:D

[Bleach]

I've seen two CA18DE powered 510's in Washington. Icehouse built one of them. Then he did an SR20DET swap.

 

My info is from Icehouse.

 

US Pulsars "SE" only

1986 - CA16DE

1987-88 CA18DE

[71DIMER]

Opps...you're right ggzilla, wrong topic...I'll repost it on the right place. :)

[ggzilla]

Is that an EV Starlet or Hybrid Starlet? Or just a car looking for a topic?