Nissan breaks ‘electric van towing record’ by moving a house with new e-NV200 all-electric van - Sensationalist Headlines

[video=youtube;xF3ga6yEzoo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF3ga6yEzoo[/video] [QUOTE]This week, Nissan launched the new e-NV200 all-electric van using the same new 40 kWh battery pack introduced in the next generation Leaf. To showcase the new vehicle, Nissan had it attempt to break the “electric van towing record” by moving a house. Of course, it’s not like there are many electric vans out there to break the record and to be fair, it was only a stunt since the e-NV200’s actual towing capacity is 430 kg (950 lbs). The had to fit the van with a special new towbar to support the trailer carrying the house. Nonetheless, it was an interesting showcase of the new electric van and the new EV ecosystem with a vehicle-to-grid and home battery system that Nissan unveiled with it. ... The e-NV200 is equipped with a 80 kW (109 hp) electric motor and it is available with DC fast-charging capacity (50 kW) depending on the trim. In the UK, The van starts at a price of ~£24,000 (~$32,000 USD). [/QUOTE] [url]https://electrek.co/2017/10/05/nissan-breaks-electric-towing-record-e-nv200-all-electric-van/[/url]

32k for a full ev is not bad at all

her cup had nothing in it what the fuck

So how heavy was the house? The article just mentions that the van has a towing capacity of 430kg, but the wording makes it seem like the house was heavier than that.

[QUOTE=Tinter;52752366]So how heavy was the house? The article just mentions that the van has a towing capacity of 430kg, but the wording makes it seem like the house was heavier than that.[/QUOTE] That's probably the legal towing capacity, taking the vans own weight and brakes into consideration. Then again, the old VW Touraeg with the V10 engine could tow a jumbojet due to the amount of engine torque: [video=youtube;ls23tHPX8mQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls23tHPX8mQ[/video] But that doesn't mean the chassis or brakes are dimensioned for it.

[QUOTE=Van-man;52752381]That's probably the legal towing capacity, taking the vans own weight and brakes into consideration. Then again, the old VW Touraeg with the V10 engine could tow a jumbojet due to the amount of engine torque: But that doesn't mean the chassis or brakes are dimensioned for it.[/QUOTE] That's my point, hence why I want to know what the weight of the house was.

[quote]it was only a stunt since the e-NV200’s actual towing capacity is 430 kg (950 lbs).[/quote] Lmao 950lbs?? That’s utterly impotent in real world usage.

what a load of PR wankfest

Does the new leaf battery have active cooling now? Or is it still passively cooled(and prone to degredation) like the old pack? Edit: Apparently the 2018 leaf is still passively cooled, but this e-NV200 has an active cooling system in the form of the HVAC system blowing cooled air over the cells.

[QUOTE=winsanity;52752678]Does the new leaf battery have active cooling now? Or is it still passively cooled(and prone to degredation) like the old pack?[/QUOTE] Any self-respecting manufacturer of electric cars should outfit the battery pack with its own "climate control" system keeping it constantly at ideal temperature when it use in one way or another. It's impervious to long battery life and maximizing capacity while reducing wear. Personally I'd prefer a liquid cooling system where the cells are directly cooled by a dielectric and anticorrosive fluid that's pumped to either a front mounted radiator or a heater depending on the current and desired temperature.

These utility vans are probably the ugliest things on the road. And they all look the same.

[QUOTE=Van-man;52752381]That's probably the legal towing capacity, taking the vans own weight and brakes into consideration. Then again, the old VW Touraeg with the V10 engine could tow a jumbojet due to the amount of engine torque: [video=youtube;ls23tHPX8mQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls23tHPX8mQ[/video] But that doesn't mean the chassis or brakes are dimensioned for it.[/QUOTE]That video is so slow res, for a second I thought that was James May.

You'd think if you'd go to all the effort to break a record like that, you'd actually make it a selling point, not just to show off a feature you can't ever use :v:

[QUOTE=Trekintosh;52752503]Lmao 950lbs?? That’s utterly impotent in real world usage.[/QUOTE] Funny thing is my trailer alone weighs more than that. I feel that when someone makes an electric pickup that can actually pull something its going to cost 4 arms and 4 legs.

[QUOTE=Trekintosh;52752503]Lmao 950lbs?? That’s utterly impotent in real world usage.[/QUOTE] 950lbs is not even the weight of most trailers let alone the cargo that would go on them. You'd be lucky if you could tow a push-lawnmower on a small bed. [editline]7th October 2017[/editline] I'm also convinced that Elon Musk will see this and laugh and see it as a dare to try to beat it - inevitably do it in a week with massive margins in a car that can actually tow a significant weight

EVs should always be pretty good at towing if you put a decent tow hitch on them. People have modified Leaf's (which have the same drive train as above, but can't officially tow at all) to be able to tow other Leafs. A Nissan Leaf weighs about 3400 lbs.

[QUOTE=Cmx;52755254]Funny thing is my trailer alone weighs more than that. I feel that when someone makes an electric pickup that can actually pull something its going to cost 4 arms and 4 legs.[/QUOTE] In the beginning, sure. You can overcharge as much as you want until the competition catches up.

[QUOTE=RoboChimp;52754608]That video is so slow res, for a second I thought that was James May.[/QUOTE] That's the average internet video quality from back when the V10 Touraeg was released.

[QUOTE=Morgen;52755526]EVs should always be pretty good at towing if you put a decent tow hitch on them. People have modified Leaf's (which have the same drive train as above, but can't officially tow at all) to be able to tow other Leafs. A Nissan Leaf weighs about 3400 lbs.[/QUOTE] Torque is not the problem, battery life is.