"The electrification of the car will be a long process and the development seems fragmented and confusing. Yet with governments keen to support the advancement of zero emissions transport, it’s already a hotly contested battleground. The prize? The general buying public’s hearts, minds and money. From tiny but fast-moving specialists to the industry’s giants, everyone wants a piece of this brave, clean and potentially lucrative new world.
Nissan is at the movement’s very forefront and already sells a full EV model, the worthy but deeply unsexy Leaf, which retails at an eye-popping £30,990. It has a range of 110 miles, offers decent acceleration and a 90mph top speed. It’s seen some success but those numbers are unlikely to win over the average car buyer, who equates electric cars with range anxiety and tedious recharging.
So it’s no surprise that Nissan is desperate to make strides in battery technology and to drive down the price of EVs. How best to achieve that? It seems that, just like the good old days of internal combustion, motorsport still improves the breed…
This monstrous looking racecar is the Leaf re-imagined and reconfigured by Nismo, Nissan’s passionate and meticulous racing arm. Nissan hopes to run a one-make race series for the Leaf Nismo RC in the US and Japan." [Continue reading...]
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