Nissan HyperMini NEV
Nissan’s Hypermini was introduced in a limited way in Japan in 1999. It is a two passenger EV (electric vehicle) that can go 60 miles per hour and travel about 75 miles on a single charge.
The vehicle features an in-car navigation and automatic location system which is handled by an operations control centre. In the event of becoming lost, or vehicle running low on power, the driver can contact the control centre for assistance by pushing a single button on the dashboard.
Dimensions (L x W x H) 2,500 x 1,475 x 1,550 mm; wheelbase 1,790 mm; track (front / rear) 1,255 / 1,260; neodynium magnet synchronous motor, with maximum output 20 kW at 15,000 rpm; lithium-ion batteries; inductive charging system; rear-wheel 2WD; suspension (front) independent struts; suspension (rear) independent parallel-link struts; brakes (front / rear) ventilated discs with anti-lock system; tyre size 185 x 55R x 14. Price to be determined.
NEV by the way stands for Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle - the concept that you would use electric or zero-pollution transport to get around your local area/neighbourhood and use other forms of transport (trains etc) for longer journeys.
So why Nissan, have you not got this thing on sale? It works well, it looks great, and could help you steal some environmental points back from Toyota with their Prius!
Michael Glaviano says:
I live only about 4 miles from work. Unfortunately, those 4 miles are incredibly “bike unfriendly” — with narrow streets, speed limits 40 mph and above, and aggressive drivers.
A car such as the Hypermini would be perfect for my needs!
December 21st, 2005 at 6:17 pm