Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van Production Debut At Geneva Motor Show

By Ganesh

At next month's Geneva Motor Show Nissan will launch the production version of the NV200 (Evalia). Dubbed the e-NV200, the electric van was first showcased as a concept at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show.

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The e-NV200 has gone under extensive real world testing by the Japan Post Service and FedEX who have utilised the NV200 as a electric cargo carrier. Nissan e-NV200 will go on sale in May and will be available in both passenger vehicle and cargo van variants.

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Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van

Nissan e-NV200 gets its drivetrain from the award winning and world's best electric car, the LEAF. Hence, performance is expected to be on par with the LEAF, though the increased cabin space will be an advantage.

Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van

Powering the Nissan e-NV200 will be a 24 kWh battery pack that will feed energy to a synchronous motor that will deliver around 107 bhp power and 280 Nm of torque.

Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van

Range offered by the e-NV200 should remain around the same as the LEAF as well, which is about 130 km.

Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van

Fast charging should juice up the battery to 80 percent its full capacity in under 30 minutes.

Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van

Though a passenger carrying variant of the e-NV200 will be made Nissan will primarily target businesses. And in this regard the e-NV200 is so well designed that the additional battery packs and motor does not eat into cargo space in the load bay, with its maximum payload rating remaining unchanged.

Article Published On: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 19:01 [IST]
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