Perhaps this is Nissan’s attempt at the anti-Aptera. Perhaps Nissan felt Smart Cars don’t look ridiculous enough. Perhaps Nissan believes this is…modern? Forward thinking? Desirable to consumers? While it’s not clear what Nissan Nuvu Concept engineers were thinking in terms of design, it is clear that this electric vehicle has some interesting technology. There is an electric powertrain using lithium polymer batteries, something Nissan will offer in production when it starts selling its electric car in a couple of years. Yet, if Nissan wants to be taken seriously as a manufacturer of electric vehicles, they may need to pair their technology with a design that looks a bit less cartoonish.
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Is there some kind of contest among car makers to see who can make the silliest-looking car? It seems that way.
Attention car makers, give me an electric car that I won’t be ashamed to be seen it. Make it affordable, with good range and top speed. Two seats are ok, since I only need to go to work and back. Do these things and you will be successful beyond your wildest dreams.
Amen! You’re preaching to the choir…
How about just taking whatever plug in technology the company has and placing it in the least expensive car they have and calling it done? A $18k Sentra with another $3k of electric bits may not get 300 miles a charge like some flying rain droplet but if it gets decent range and puts it in the market in an appealing package people will buy it. It doesn’t need to look like it was designed by Playskool for people to know it’s ‘Green’.