Nissan made a working prototype of its BladeGlider EV hotrod

[Chopped Nuts]

To bad it's not coming anytime soon to a showroom near you. However
I'm sure that one day this hotrod will be flying in the air rather th
road

From: E

Nissan is getting serious again about its futuristic BladeGlider EV
The delta-shaped, single-front-seater (with two rear seats) was firs
introduced in 2013, but after saying it might sell the car, th
automaker quietly dropped the idea. Now, Nissan has revealed tw
working BladeGlider prototypes in Rio de Janeiro that it built i
conjunction with Formula 1 fabricator Williams. With twin 130-kilowat
motors producing 268 horsepower and 521 pound-feet of instant torqu
(yep), the EV can get to 62 mph in under five seconds and reach a 11
mph top speed.

No concept car is complete without weird doors, so the BladeGlider ha
rear-hinged, dihedral ones. Other touches to impress the auto sho
crowd include three custom displays that show charging, torque statu
and the view from rear-facing cameras, wing mirrors, an open roo
design with a roll-over bar, "agile" and "drift
modes, and epoxy resin seats with four-point harnesses. It's equippe
with a 220kW lithium-ion battery, but no endurance figures ar
provided

Nissan is offering rides to the press in one of the vehicles, but th
car still isn't going into production. However, it said the vehicle
"symbolize future technologies that will combine intelligen
mobility, environmentally friendly impact and sports-car drivin
capabilities." If even a bit of the styling makes it the Leaf
it'll have been worth it. Check the video above to see the BladeGlide
in action

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[Peter Hill]

To bad it's not coming anytime soon to a showroom near you. However,
I'm sure that one day this hotrod will be flying in the air rather the
road.
From: EG
Nissan is getting serious again about its futuristic BladeGlider EV.
The delta-shaped, single-front-seater (with two rear seats) was first
introduced in 2013, but after saying it might sell the car, the
automaker quietly dropped the idea. Now, Nissan has revealed two
working BladeGlider prototypes in Rio de Janeiro that it built in
conjunction with Formula 1 fabricator Williams. With twin 130-kilowatt
motors producing 268 horsepower and 521 pound-feet of instant torque
(yep), the EV can get to 62 mph in under five seconds and reach a 115
mph top speed.
No concept car is complete without weird doors, so the BladeGlider has
rear-hinged, dihedral ones. Other touches to impress the auto show
crowd include three custom displays that show charging, torque status
and the view from rear-facing cameras, wing mirrors, an open roof
design with a roll-over bar, "agile" and "drift"
modes, and epoxy resin seats with four-point harnesses. It's equipped
with a 220kW lithium-ion battery, but no endurance figures are
provided.
Nissan is offering rides to the press in one of the vehicles, but the
car still isn't going into production. However, it said the vehicles
"symbolize future technologies that will combine intelligent
mobility, environmentally friendly impact and sports-car driving
capabilities." If even a bit of the styling makes it the Leaf,
it'll have been worth it. Check the video above to see the BladeGlider
in action.
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=354996644#354996644

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/B721EB60AA9B17EECA25800600030A61

Some claims don't quite add up.

220 Kw battery? Just how far do they want to go? A Leaf only has 30 Kw
and that gets 155 miles. That battery pack could give the leaf a range
of 1,136 miles. Ok it's got 3.35x the power of a Leaf but you can't use
it all the time unless on a race track.

The Japanese favoured CHAdeMO rapid charger is only rated at 43 Kw, that
means a "rapid" charge takes 5 hours! Charging from UK domestic AC mains
at 3 Kw/h would take 3 days. A "supercharge" rated at 120 Kw would take
2 hours.

115 mph seems a tad slow for a car with 268 Kw (360 bhp) even if its
aerodynamics are very poor due to it being open topped.

A 130 Kw car could do 115 mph even if it weighs 2 tons - which it must
do with a 220 Kw battery (Nissan RS13U with 124 Kw CA18DET does 140 mph)

24 Kw Leaf battery weighs 218 Kg.
30 Kw Leaf battery weighs 239 Kg.
A 220 Kw battery should weigh close to 1000 Kg (1 tonne).

A 220 Kilogram battery pack from 24 Kw Leaf would be believable. 220
Kilowatt battery = cloud cuckoo land.