The company «Nissan» has developed a unique electric car «Leaf», which resembles a completely ordinary vehicle. Indeed, there is nothing supernatural in its appearance: the brand’s attractive and family-like traits can be traced. As for the interior, everything here is also like a standard car. But the center console looks more like a control panel for some modern audio system or a complex household appliance.
An electric motor is successfully located under the hood, and batteries under the feet of the front passengers. Then there is a rather high step, slightly interfering during a long ride. Because of this, the seats are installed as if on a podium, but the tall driver is unlikely to support the lid with his head. Battery cells have significantly constrained the rear riders back. The secret lies in the thoughtful placement and design of the nutrient systems. They are flat lithium-ion batteries, a simplified version of which is used in mobile devices such as tablets or smartphones. Such products are not only lighter and more compact than the usual round batteries, but are also designed for an impressive number of charge-discharge cycles. A total of 48 modules are hidden under the floor surface: their weight is about 4 kg, and the total output is 90 kW. This energy is enough to power an 80 kW electric motor with a torque of 280 N / m..
Fully charged fuel cells will last for approximately 160 km. The creators have calculated that rarely anyone dares to drive more than a hundred per day. If you overdo it, express gas stations located in parking lots near restaurants, shops and offices will help out. After a relatively short half-hour pause, you can continue driving. Currently, there are more than 30 electric gas stations operating near Yokohama, and their number is gradually increasing. In addition, the representative office of «Nissan» agreed on the construction of these stations not only with the Japanese authorities, but also with the government of other states..
Effective charging for the promising Leaf car is like a kind of «fast food» — convenient, but not particularly useful. The car can also get a full charge at home, when the owner is asleep — the batteries are completely filled in eight hours from the network with a voltage of at least 200 V and 15 ampere current. «Leaf» is endowed with the ability to report readiness to the global information center, and subsequently send a message to the owner’s mobile phone.
In order not to simply waste the valuable battery charge, you should set the time of leaving the garage, after which the air conditioner brings the temperature to the most comfortable level when the driver arrives. The on-board assistants of the electric vehicle will also help in the process of movement: the navigation device will competently lay the given route, calculate the amount of energy required to overcome it.
The advantages of the «e-mobile» over diesel and gasoline copies are increasingly becoming an obvious reality. After all, those powered from the outlet work much quieter, do not emit exhaust gases and save a lot of money at gas stations.
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