Nissan's Nuvu electric car to compete with Toyota iQ
October's Paris Motor Show will be the stage for Nissan to unveil their new Nuvu concept, an electric 2+1 micro-car that would compete with the Toyota iQ if the automaker rolls it out. At less than ten feet long, the Nuvu will be about the same size as a smart fortwo, but powered solely by a battery. There are two main seats and an extra seat for a third passenger. According to Nissan, there is "sufficient space for a typical supermarket or shopping expedition". Demonstrating Nissan's commitment to EV technology, and their environmentally-conscience green side, the Nuvu's all-glass roof is covered with solar panels placed in the pattern of leaves on a tree. The "trunk" of the tree is the conduit feeding the power to the battery. Nissan hasn't released pictures of their newest EV, but we promise full details and a gallery when we see it in person next month.
[Source: Autocar]
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Kumail891 5:27PM (9/09/2008)
small size + functionality + good looks = success
hope they pull it off, the iq looks kind of quirky.
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DP 5:55PM (9/09/2008)
Sounds great!
Welcome to the growing class of cool micro cars!
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stuartdenley 6:37PM (9/09/2008)
I already used the smart fortwo that was great and I'm expecting more from this new model.
Stuartdenley
Used Cars
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thomas 6:41PM (9/09/2008)
nuvo or nuvu which is it???
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Michael Harley 7:16PM (9/09/2008)
Nuvu. ;-)
- Mike
RPM 6:43PM (9/09/2008)
Is the the car? I saw it at BurlappCars.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XEEIzU0UA1M/SMSK29gcJwI/AAAAAAAAKio/XNEZM36wVVw/s1600-h/nuvu.jpg
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thomas 12:04AM (9/10/2008)
hope so, that thing looks pretty cool
Daniel 10:27AM (9/10/2008)
If that's the car and it's priced competitively with the SF2, then it will be in my driveway.
s13hybrid 1:36PM (9/10/2008)
@ Daniel
+1 Nissan can win with an edgier style. It would definitly steal away from the somewhat blander iQ, and Smart.