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Nissan’s ‘e-POWER’ electric motor-driven system to hit Egypt’s automarket next year: Nissan Egypt is planning to debut its e-POWER electric-drive powertrain technology in the Egyptian automarket in 2024, Al Borsa quoted Nissan Africa’s Managing Director Sherif Al Desouki as saying on Saturday. Nissan e-POWER models include the Qashqai and the Nissan X-Trail. Nissan Egypt’s production factory plans to ramp up domestic production to expand exports to neighboring African countries while supporting Egypt’s plans to localize EV manufacturing, Al Desouki says.
About the tech: The e-POWER electric-drive powertrain integrates a gasoline engine, a lithium-ion battery pack, and is driven by a high-output electric motor. The e-POWER system combines the EV technology of the Nissan Leaf and adds a petrol engine to charge its lithium-ion battery pack, removing the need for traditional AC/DC charging for all-electric models (watch, runtime 03:31).
Full engine control: The system pioneered by Nissan is different from other hybrid powertrains in that the petrol engine never drives the car, with the electric motor providing a responsive and quiet driving experience “remarkably similar” to that of an EV (watch, runtime: 4:53). With the petrol engine unconnected to the wheels, e-POWER can freely control engine start timing, driving vehicles with just the electric-motor from start to low/mid-range speed, the company notes.
The motor can save tons of emissions compared to traditional models: The hybrid model is low on fuel consumption “because it generates electricity at efficient engine RPM,” Nissan adds. The e-POWER system allows motorists to accelerate and decelerate using only the electric motor, and its regenerative brake system also helps improve fuel efficiency by charging the battery, giving cars like the Qashqai over 1k km of range on just a 55 liter-tank.
Nissan’s EV targets: Nissan has sold more than 1 mn EVs since it launched its first all-electric car in 2010, and plans to end combustion engine sales in Europe by 2030 as part of its wider 2050 net-zero target. The company says it will introduce in the next five years zero-cobalt technology aimed at bringing down EV battery costs by 65% by FY 2028.
