Why Nissan’s e-Power Hybrid System is so Good

Nissan is due to launch the e-Power system already seen in the X-Trail, in the smaller Qashqai.

While the technology is complex, the idea is basic. e-Power is a hybrid system, but not like the hybrids seen in Toyota’s Camry for example. Hybrid systems have both an electric motor, a petrol engine, and a transmission, usually a CVT. A small battery powers the electric motor, and is charged from the regeneration during coasting and braking, as well as being charged directly from the petrol engine.

Nissan takes a different approach.

Nissan e-Power works more like a diesel-electric locomotive where the electric motor powers the wheels, and the internal combustion engine (ICE) has no direct connection to the wheels. Instead, the ICE spins a generator which in turns send the power through an inverter to the electric motor and/or the small battery, and on to the drive wheels.

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This eliminates the need for a transmission, making e-Power vehicles feel more like full electric cars to drive. Torque and power are available from a standstill, and if there is sufficient energy in the battery, the petrol engine remains blissfully silent. This allows short periods of EV-only propulsion.

Hybrid systems are intended to save fuel, while acting inadvertently as a step between ICE vehicles and full electric cars. In other words, buyers not yet ready to make that leap, can still get that EV feeling.

The result is a small SUV that handles like a regular vehicle, yet feels like an electric vehicle. While not zero emissions, an e-Power Nissan is able to refuel at a regular petrol station, eliminating the range anxiety common with full EV owners.

To sum up

All hybrids have both an ICE and electric motor, but most also have a transmission, and the ICE drives the wheels under certain circumstances. The transmission is usually a CVT, making the drive experience is sub-par. The strange elastic feel that CVT automatics bring, is something many drivers dislike, and some even loathe.

Anyone that has experienced the immediacy of a pure electric drivetrain knows how addictive that feeling can be. Although e-Power vehicles don’t have quite that level of power and torque, there is still a noticeable sense of urgency.

Look for our review of the Nissan Qashqai e-Power soon.

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