Feature of the new electric car from Nissan

A key feature of the new items – increased range of travel. A full battery charge is enough for 250 kilometers. Which is 26% more than in the previous modification.

Sales start in January next year. No information about the price (the cost will depend on the region).

The creators of the new electric car 2016 LEAF supplied power supply capacity of 30 kWh. A marked increase. In earlier versions of cars standing item on the 24 kWh. That’s great – the size of the module remained unchanged (only slightly increased weight).

For the reliability of the battery pack can not worry. Nissan guarantees of up to 160 000 km (or 8 years of operation).

In addition, the car has received additional exterior color Bronze, improved antenna on the roof, as well as tail lights and headlights. A little changed onboard infotainment system with 7-inch touch screen.

Said complex is called new electric car NissanConnect EV. It is capable of nearby charging points, recall maintenance, activate heating in the cabin, and much more.

Source: treehugger

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At a special event in Detroit, Ford presented to the public car modification Fusion Hybrid, designed to test a new system of automatic driving.

Homing version of Fusion Hybrid looks like a regular Fusion Hybrid 2014 issue, if not look at the roof. That’s where the system is installed Lidar and several 360-degree rotating camera. In Ford believe that with their help, the car can get the most detailed topographical and visual representation of the environment.

Tandem of four devices cylindrical shape under the force output maximum detailed image in real time, allowing the car to distinguish moving (frightened animals, pedestrians and moving cars) and nedvizhuschiesya (alleys, congresses and benches) objects.

Collected information and its processing algorithms developed by researchers at Michigan State University, will help the car regardless of the mode of transportation to eliminate the possibility of traffic accidents.

During the event, Ford’s vice president of product development at Raj Nair stressed that the experimental vehicle is not self-controlled car and will only be used to test new “modern driver assistance systems.” For example, self-parking systems or automatic bypass obstacles.

Of course, Ford plans to look not so ambitious as Google’s plans or Volvo , which plans to release its self-managed road cars robots. However, Ford is by nature is not as aggressive as Google and always occupied a middle ground between the desire to innovate at a speed of technological and characteristic for the automotive industry in Detroit conservatism.

Nevertheless, the issue of self-car company Ford is to be commended, as together with other automakers and the National Road Safety (NHTSA) is working on the implementation of the concept to include all vehicles in a single network. The idea is that all the cars do not just have to interact with the environment through cameras and data processing algorithms, but also to communicate with each other with a view to joint movement coordination. If cars can synchronize and communicate with each other, the need for a system Lidar, which can advance to see an obstacle in the form of moving towards the car disappear. Implementation of this concept will also be able to solve other problems. For example, to save fuel and avoid traffic jams.

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Some time ago, Nissan announced the concept of smart hours Nismo Watch for drivers. In this, the company decided not to stop and announced the release of yet another digital gadget – smart points.

The technical characteristics and functionality of smart glasses Nissan 3E is not reported. Most likely, they will perform the same functions as the clock Nismo Watch – to provide access to information about the work of the various units of the car, speed, etc. Also, do not exclude the possibility of deducing information about road conditions, navigational tips.

According to available information, the details of smart glasses Nissan 3E will be presented during the Tokyo Motor Show, which will start in a week.

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Nissan has entered into an agreement with Apple to use in their cars streaming service iTunes Radio. The term entered into an exclusive agreement expires at the end of 2013.

Radio iTunes – free internet radio service that offers a radio station based on the user’s personal music preferences in iTunes. The new service is integrated into iTunes , the device on the operating system iOS 7 and set-top box Apple TV includes over 200 stations and a catalog of music from the iTunes Store. Over time, iTunes Radio is changing, better adapting to user preferences on the basis of the music he listens and downloads.

Nissan was the first automaker to integrate into their cars Radio iTunes. It is also possible that in 2014, the service Apple will start using other car companies.

According to the web, among the first Japanese car radio built-in Apple will have a new generation of crossover Rouge, which will be sold in Russia under the name X-Trail, kompaktven Versa Note and the electric car Leaf.

Note that Apple announced the recruitment of music experts that will make the algorithm selection of music in iTunes Radio more “human”. As existing algorithms are often mistaken by analyzing the complex styles in iTunes Radio will be two stages of verification. Currently, the company is actively looking for people especially versed in Latin music, alternative and metal.

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The idea of ​​using smart clock is becoming more and more popular not only among manufacturers of electronic gadgets, but also among automakers. So, Nissan first introduced the concept of smart hours Nismo Watch, which are intended for use by drivers while driving Nissan Nismo.

Watch Nissan Nismo Watch is the first device that is able to link the driver with his car. Novelty can perform a number of tasks and allows the user to:

• monitoring the performance of the car, taking into account the average speed and fuel consumption;
• access to information about the various units of the car while driving;
• obtain biometric data driver using the built heart rate monitor;
• connected to the car with the application for a smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy;
• receive from Nissan’s special messages related to the car.

Watch Nissan Nismo Watch also allow you to monitor and record user activity in social services Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. It uses its own software Social Speed. To operate the unit uses two buttons. Built-in battery provides the ability to work offline for 7 days in a typical operation. Charging is done via micro-USB.

Demonstration hours Nissan Nismo Watch and opportunities will take place during the event Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held from 10 to 22 September. The device will be available in three colors: white, black and red and black.

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