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e-POWER uses a petrol engine to charge a battery and that alone drives an electric motor, powering the wheels. In addition to the petrol engine, e-POWER also uses regenerative braking to help keep the battery topped up.
Discover a new driving experience without changing your habits. Keep using fuel but enjoy a responsive EV-like driving experience.
You don’t need to plug-in an e-POWER vehicle. The petrol engine produces energy that charges the battery when the vehicle needs it. The petrol engine produces energy that can either be directly supplied to the electric motor or to recharge the battery. The electric motor alone drives the vehicle’s wheels.
Unlocked through Nissan’s e-Pedal Step¹, the regenerative braking system on e-POWER converts kinetic energy from deceleration into electrical energy, and feeds it back to the battery.
With precise electric motor control at fractions of a second, e-POWER delivers powerful and smooth acceleration when you need it. The electric motor’s instant torque output and acceleration performance helps you stay ahead of traffic. In high power demand situations, such as strong acceleration when entering a freeway, the petrol engine and generator are used to keep the battery pack charged and can directly power the electric motor.
e-Pedal Step¹ allows you to accelerate and decelerate your car using only the accelerator pedal – pushing down to speed up and easing off to slow down. This can happen at a rate 3 times as fast as typical engine braking. e-Pedal Step¹ makes driving in slow moving traffic easier and less stressful. It also lets you fully enjoy a spirited run on your favourite mountain road. As the vehicle is decelerating, regenerative braking charges the battery pack.
For maximum fuel efficiency, the on-board petrol engine runs at optimal speed to charge the battery pack when needed.
e-Pedal Step¹ allows you to accelerate and decelerate your car using only the accelerator pedal – pushing down to speed up and easing off to slow down. This can happen at a rate 3 times as fast as typical engine braking. e-Pedal Step¹ makes driving in slow moving traffic easier and less stressful. It also lets you fully enjoy a spirited run on your favourite mountain road. As the vehicle is decelerating, regenerative braking charges the battery pack.
