Posted on 08/30/2007 5:38:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
Nissan will introduce the Mixim, a three-seat, all electric, all-wheel drive concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Mixim is powered by two Nissan Super Motors (earlier post), one for each axle. Nissan also used the Super Motor in the Pivo concept introduced in 2005. Lithium-ion batteries provide the power.
In April, Nissan Motor, NEC Corporation, and NEC TOKIN Corporation, signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture company—Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC)—to develop and market lithium-ion batteries for wide-scale automotive application by 2009, including applications such as hybrids, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles. (Earlier post.) The AESC cells use LiMn2O4 in the cathode.
The Mixim driver sits centrally, with two seats either side, while the steering wheel and controls are inspired by the interfaces so familiar to computer gamers. An occasional fourth seat is also housed behind the front seat module.
Cutaway of the dual-rotor Super Motor. Click to enlarge.
Came From earlier two seater prototype:
Nissan Motor unveiled Pivo, an electric car concept, in partnership with renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at the company’s Nissan Ginza Gallery in downtown Tokyo.
Pivo, which Nissan will show at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, features an innovative cabin that revolves 360 degrees, eliminating the need to reverse. Thanks to its compact body, the car is also exceptionally easy to maneuver.
Pivo is powered by Nissan’s high-performance lithium-ion battery and Super Motor, used in its X-Trail fuel cell vehicle (FCV) prototype, and the Effis FCV commuter car concept shown at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show among others. Nissan_supermotor
The Super Motor features dual rotors on both the inside and outside of a single stator, and can output power through two shafts under the application of a compound current. To avoid torque interference between the rotors, magnets having different numbers of pole pairs are used for the inner and outer rotors.
The Super Motor offers greater power density than conventional motors, but also increased heat generation. To address that issue, Nissan engineers placed the cooling system in between the stator teeth.
The Super Motor controls the power output of each shaft separately, making it possible to drive the right and left wheels independently, and is targeted for a variety of applications, including in fuel cell vehicles or as a generator in hybrid vehicles.
All Hail The Peoples’ Car - The DorkWagen!
Algore must be so proud!.............
Finally found a artists pic of the Mixim
Then how do you explain the Aztec?.........
is that ugly or what????
And the greenies and auto people wonder why people don’t buy electric cars.
1. Range 50 to 100 miles under lab conditions 2/3 that in real life. I drove 825+ miles to take my daughter to college this last weekend. No electric car could do that.
Add a heater and AC to that electric car and the range drops even farther.
2. Half of this country experiences temps well below freezing for weeks on end. Ever see an electric car maker tell tell you how they perform at -10 or -20. Gas auto fail at these temps for electrical problems, what would happen to an all electric car. A frozen block of Ice?
3. Very few electric cars are pleasing to the eye, most are disturbing to the stomach. This one pushes that to a new level. It reduces the use of gas because other people can’t drive when they are doubled over retching.....
Some people feel the need to be punished?
Some people, hybrid drivers in general, feel a need to be noticed for their social and global responsibility. That explains the smug, self righteous attitudes..............
I heard that there is a guy who mounts small generators on very small trailers for all-electric cars in order to continuously recharge the battery. He reported that he can get about 100 MPG. Of course, the car can then refuel the generator with gas or diesel and get unlimited range. The improvement on hybrid performance partially comes from the fact that the generator does not have to have the catalytic converter, etc. that a hybrid requires. Personally, I don’t buy vehicles for sexy looks; I buy for utilitiy. If I could buy a vehicle that got 100 MPG for a reasonable price, I would do so. I see nothing wrong with personal conservation as a way to screw the OPECKERS.
Does it use less water than other washing machines?
LOL!!!........I dunno, you’ll havta ask the Maytag Repairman!..............
Well, there’s no reason utility must be ugly. I want a diesel Mustang................
The motor is cool.
The car is hopelessly “gay”. Its “style” reminds me of an iPod (or Apple/Mac stuff generally).
I have more respect for a Hollywierd type that actually does what they preach, Ed Begly, for instance, than DiCaprio who just parrots other peoples opinions. Begly may be a enviro nutcase, but at least he’s not just talking the talk........
Remember, this comes from Japan. Their designers are a bit weird, anyway.......too much saki and not enough hockey....
Right. There should be a barely-dressed skinny Japanese chick with a cute face, bleach-blonde hair, and silicone boobs draping herself over it trying to distract us from noticing that the car is butt-ugly.
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