Popular Mechanics Tests Nissan's EV-02 Cube

[shinmei2006]

Nissan EV-02 Cube Electric Car Test Drive: Gunning for 150-Mile Range by 2010 With Super Quick Charge - Popular Mechanics (http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4276765.html?series=19)

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YOKOHAMA, Japan — We squeeze the throttle, and this little van (http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4276765.html?series=19#) leaps forward with the thrust of an Olympic sprinter (http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/4275469.html)—it's surprisingly potent. But we're here in Yokohama, not Beijing (http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4276765.html?series=19#). And this modified version of the fun-loving Nissan Cube (http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4254974.html?series=51) is getting its power from a pack of batteries, not some high-performance four-cylinder. But the boxy EV-02 prototype, unveiled to much fanfare across the globe here on Wednesday, still accelerates briskly and smoothly. We know from Nissans we've seen elsewhere abroad (http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4262714.html) that the Japanese automaker is making noise when it comes to EVs, but that drumbeat just got a little louder. —Paul A. Eisenstein

[freakasis]

why the fuck would you design an electric car thats shaped like a brick with wheels? all that drag has gotta cost you some miles

[shinmei2006]

^ its already a car that has been produced for about 8-10 years...they are just now offering it with an electric motor.

[blacksheep-1]

Maybe I'm being over simplistic here, but you still have to charge it somewhere, which means that you just transfer the pollution and or oil use to the local power company. Oh yeah, and your electric bill goes up as well. Maybe it would work in some nich markets.

[FrodoGT]

The thing is that you can filter and clean the air that is produced by one power plant..but not by 1 million cars..

[shinmei2006]

not to mention your electric bill spending wont be near as high as your gas bill. Youre right it is a niche market, because if we all drove EVs then the power plants would start to screw us with electricity prices (since gas is usually used in most power plants anyway).thing is people arent going to flock to this shit overnight...they certainly didnt 10-15 years ago when GM had the EV1.