La conduite à une pédale en voiture électrique est-elle indispensable ?
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Monday, 25 March - 06:40
La conduite à une pédale serait censée révolutionner la manière dont on roule en voiture électrique. Pour autant, certains constructeurs font délibérément le choix de ne pas proposer ce mode de conduite sur leurs véhicules. Est-ce vraiment utile ou finalement un gadget dont on peut se passer ?
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Nissan and Renault revamp alliance with $663 million EV investment
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 26 July, 2023 - 15:16
Enlarge / The Renault Zoe (left) and Nissan Leaf (right) were two early mass-market EVs. (credit: Nissan)
Nissan has agreed to invest $663 million (600 million euros) in Ampere, Renault's electric vehicle operation, the two companies announced today. It's a sign of a renewed alliance between the two automakers that have been in a partnership since 1999, but relations have strained following the 2019 arrest of Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn .
"With the finalization of the definitive agreements, we have entered the next phase of collaboration with Renault and Mitsubishi Motors in mutually beneficial areas of innovations," said Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida. "This will create additional value through initiatives aligned to Nissan's Ambition 2030 and electrification strategy. The investment opportunity in Ampere complements and strengthens Nissan’s ongoing electric push in Europe and will deliver numerous synergies, including cost efficiencies, regulatory compliance, and a broader range of EV products and powertrains."
Both Nissan and Renault have been early entrants into the EV market, with more than a million Nissan EVs sold since 2010 and about 300,000 Renault Zoes delivered since that car went on sale in 2012.
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Nissan’s all-wheel drive Ariya is finally on sale, and Ars has driven it
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 16 March, 2023 - 14:57 · 1 minute
Enlarge / Ars drove an early front-wheel drive Ariya last year, but now the all-wheel drive version is finally ready for these shores. (credit: Stephen Edelstein)
Nissan provided flights from New York to San Francisco and back, plus two nights in a hotel so we could drive the Ariya. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.The 2023 Nissan Ariya was meant to be Nissan's EV comeback, regaining ground the automaker lost after delaying a follow-up to the pioneering Leaf by expanding into the popular crossover SUV segment. But Nissan has left what may be the Ariya's key feature on the table until now.
When US Ariya deliveries began in late 2022, Nissan only shipped front-wheel drive models , leaving the launch of its new e-4ORCE dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain until a later date. Now the Ariya e-4ORCE is finally here, with cars scheduled to reach dealerships in the coming weeks. It's billed as not only providing the all-wheel drive option important to any crossover, but also a greater focus on handling quality than most rivals.
Adding a second motor powering the rear axle in addition to the standard front motor—both motors are of identical design—the Ariya e-4ORCE is rated at 389 hp (290 kW) and 442 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque, compared to 238 hp (177 kW) and 221 lb-ft (300 Nm) in the front-wheel drive Ariya.
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First Tesla, now Nissan: Another EV recall to replace a steering wheel
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 13 March, 2023 - 13:34
Enlarge / This wheel should not be loose or wobbly. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
Nissan is recalling some of its newest Ariya electric SUVs this month. The culprit? Yet another possibly loose steering wheel. As a result, the automaker has also issued a stop sale for the new EV until inventory vehicles can all be inspected and, if necessary, fixed. The recall affects 1,063 Ariyas in total.
The problem arose once the EVs had been imported to the United States from Japan. These cars required some quality control work to be performed at the port once they arrived, work that necessitated the removal of the steering wheels. But in some cases the bolt that holds the steering wheel in place might not have been properly torqued.
Nissan was first alerted to the problem at the end of January, when someone working at a dealership noticed a loose steering wheel on an Ariya. Just over a week later a second dealership reported something similar, and upon investigation, Nissan discovered the steering wheel bolt was missing in this case. Nissan says both cars had been serviced by the same technician at the port.
Voici les finalistes électriques de la « Car of the year 2023 » (Spoiler : pas une voiture chinoise)
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 24 November, 2022 - 15:11
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Les 5 voitures électriques les plus sûres en novembre
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 17 November, 2022 - 16:41
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Essai Nissan Ariya : reproduire le succès de la Leaf s’annonce compliqué
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 15 September, 2022 - 08:04
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