In the Qashqai E-Power, there’s a single electric motor up front, rated at 188 hp. And since the engine operates only as a generator, most of the time it will operate at an rpm level optimized for efficiency and smoothness. The benefit is that you get the efficiency and driving feel of an EV, but without the range anxiety. The small battery also makes the system more affordable. Instead, you only fill up at a gas station like a conventional car. Furthermore, E-Power vehicles have a much smaller battery than most extended-range EVs, and as a result they don’t have a plug for charging. In E-Power vehicles, electricity generated by the engine can be used to directly power the electric drive system during high loads. These are EVs where the battery is charged on the go via a combination of energy regeneration and a small internal-combustion engine serving purely as a generator, a 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-3 in the case of the Qashqai E-Power. Mazda becomes premium brand with launch of new CX50Į-Power is Nissan’s name for extended-range EVs (or series hybrid vehicles), like the Karma Revero and BMW i3 REx.
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