Nissan releases official sketch of NV200-based electric commercial vehicle
Nissan Light Commercial Electric Vehicle sketch - Click above to enlarge
Nissan has electricity on the brain. The Japanese automaker is readying its opening salvo in the alternative propulsion wars in the form of its electric Leaf compact hatchback. Carlos Ghosn, though, announced at the Tokyo Motor Show that there would be plenty more to come, including an unnamed Infiniti model, something like the unique leaning Land Glider concept and an electric version of the NV200 light commercial van that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show.
Naturally, there needs to be some sort of differentiation between the standard-fare NV200 and its battery-powered sibling, and Nissan has just released the first official sketch of that new electric commercial vehicle. As you can see from the above image, the vehicle will take plenty of inspiration from the Leaf, including its steeply-raked windshield, flowing headlamps, front-located plug receptacle and general bottom-feeder shape.
No real details besides the sketch have so far been provided, but you're more than welcome to click past the break to read the sparsely-worded press release.
[Source: Nissan]
PRESS RELEASE:
NISSAN RELEASES CONCEPT SKETCH OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, has released a concept sketch of a light commercial electric vehicle based on the newly launched NV200.
The low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital or van and taxi drivers to enter urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted. The van is one of four electric vehicles Nissan has announced for the future. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, said LEAF – the world's first mass market affordable EV – will be launched in Japan and the US in late 2010, Europe in 2011 with global mass-marketing efforts to begin in 2012.
At the show, Ghosn also announced plans to release a four-seater Infiniti electric compact car, as well as LandGlider, a totally new concept which combines the best of two- and four-wheel vehicles.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sophie 10:32AM (11/06/2009)
"would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital"
yes, emissions are the only reason ambulance drivers do not drive directly into hospitals.
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Sean 11:51AM (11/06/2009)
God, these electrified Nissans are ugly.
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AUTOKOENIG 12:21PM (11/06/2009)
That's simply an electric Renault Trafic with a Nissan fascia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Trafic
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Jimbo 2:19PM (11/06/2009)
No it's not. Although there is a resemblance, the NV200 is a smaller vehicle about the size of the Transit Connect or Mazda 5. The Trafic is about the size of the old Aerostar or Astro vans.
Serge K. 5:30PM (11/06/2009)
Wheel covers have swastika-looking designs on them.
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Tohe 7:41AM (11/24/2009)
I got to say this looks cooler than Ford's transit connect, but with these type of vehicles it will come down to specs (range, volume, etc..)
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