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"Japanese automaker Nissan is preparing to unveil a prototype version of its
top-selling Sakura electric vehicle (EV) that boasts an extendable roof-mounted
solar system.
Nissan unveiled the Sakura EV as a so-called “minivehicle” in 2022, part of
Japan’s highly competitive “Kei” car segment. Named after the iconic Japanese
cherry blossom, the Sakura is an affordable EV choice with a small 20kWh
battery providing a driving range of up to 180 kilometres (WLTC Japan cycle).
The Sakura is currently only sold in Japan, unsurprisingly for a minivehicle of
this type with its limited range, where it has been the country’s best-selling
EV for the past three consecutive years.
However, a new addition unveiled last week by Nissan could change that equation
one day soon.
Nissan will use this month’s Japan Mobility Show to showcase the prototype
which is fitted with what the company calls the Ao-Solar Extender, an
extendable roof-mounted solar system."
Doubles as a sunshade! That’s clever.
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
