Thursday, February 10, 2011

Geneva 2011: Nissan shows new electric sports car Esflow

Nissan shows at the Geneva Motor Show (1st-13.3 2011), the world premiere of its electric sports car concept Esflow. It is based on the technology of Leaf. The Esflow has a long hood, a wrap-around, standing flat windshield and a compact car with seats close to the gravity of the car. As the Leaf is also the Esflow no existing model based on an internal combustion engine version.

Rather, the Nissan sports coupe as well as before the Leaf designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle. The Esflow is centered between the two rear wheels installed electric motors powered reaches its power to the rear wheels. Siesteuern independently the right and the left rear wheel, which allows excellent directional stability and an efficient energy recovery.

The engines generate enough torque to accelerate the electric vehicle in under five seconds at 100 mph. The strength to do them by laminated lithium ion batteries which do even in the Nissan Leaf service. However, they are arranged in Esflow along the axes of the front and rear wheels. They allow the Esflow a maximum range of 240 kilometers.

The high belt line of the molded in the classic sports car-style Esflow allowed the installation discreetly accommodated roll bar. They are installed behind the seats and, in the case of a rollover absorb the entire burden of the car safely. Following the example of former and current zero-emission vehicles from Nissan are also in Esflow the headlights and the Nissan logo tinted blue.

The six-spoke wheels adorn blue colored carbon fiber inserts - the same material also appears on the side skirts, roof spoiler and rear bumper. Blue LED inserts accentuate the futuristic design light units front and rear. Instead of conventional mirrors provide the Esflow small cameras in the roots of the A-pillars for the rear view.

In the front end is retractable charging ports hidden in the seated below the headlight air intake ducts. The seats are upholstered thick, often electrically adjustable and held together by a strong steel frame. In addition, the designers have included the seats directly in the rear bulkhead of the car, which was not necessary to frame construction, and electrical actuators.

An individual seat adjustment although no longer so, but that is compensated by the fly-by-wire systems, electrically adjustable steering and pedals. The seats are upholstered in gold leather and a perforated and also golden colored velvet fabric. The blue / gold motif is resumed and the instrument panel, to decorate surfaces in a silver carbon fiber material of the dashboard.

Four multi-functional LCD displays are responsible for conveying information.

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