Nissan all-electric car in 2010

Nissan is lining up mega plans to go green. While Honda and Toyota battle it out in the hybrid car market, Nissan will in 2010, roll out an all electric model. Nissan already has a presence in the hybrid car segment with the hybrid-powered Altima.

Nissan Cube – an electric version of this car was shown to the press.

Nissan’s plan is to introduce an all-electric vehicle by 2010 and begin mass marketing of the vehicle globally by 2012. Termed as part and parcel of the Japanese car giant’s Nissan GT 2012 business plan, the new model will look seriously at being among the best zero-emissions vehicles at a global level.

The proposed electric car from Nissan will be targeted at fleet customers in Japan and United States. But we are sure that if the car really is viable (and they have two years to figure if it is), then it will be offered to customers. No one is going to sit tight on a practical electric car.

Nissan’s electric car is in the design stage and it is expected to be powered by a compact and advanced lithium ion battery connected to a freshly developed 80 kilowatt motor and inverter that drives the front wheels. Nissan meanwhile has added that the electric car prototype’s compact battery design does not compromise interior or cargo space. The EV model that is to debut in year 2010 will have a unique body style that’s not based on an existing machine.

While Nissan showed off an electric car running on Lithium ion batteries – a Nissan Cube – Nissan said the proposed electric car would not be based on any of their current production models.

And this is not all. The car maker’s commitment towards a zero emissions, green world will further be administered a booster dose when it launches yet another vehicle that promises to cut carbon. It has been said that in addition to the electric vehicle, Nissan will also make a new hybrid electric vehicle soon.

The new hybrid electric vehicle would be rolled out as a high-performance vehicle with a parallel-power train hybrid system. The hybrid power trainwould use clutches between the motor, engine and transmission to switch between propulsion sources to best optimize energy utilization.