2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid: Drives like an EV, but there's no plug involved
Nissan’s series hybrid e-Power system has been retuned for American roads.
Nissan’s series hybrid e-Power system has been retuned for American roads.
The short version
- That’s mostly how the Chevrolet Volt worked.
- Well, mostly; engineers worked out it was more efficient for those cars’ gasoline engines to directly drive the wheels at highway speeds, something that to this day makes a certain subset of hybrid car enthusiasts irrationally angry.
- If you know anyone like that in your life, send them to wherever the nearest Nissan dealership is, because the 2027 Rogue Hybrid is exactly what they’ve been asking for.
What happened
Although this is the first time Nissan has offered the e-Power hybrid system in the US, it has been on sale in Japan for a decade now, with more than 1.4 million cars on the road in that time. Those versions weren’t considered quite sufficient for our roads, so Nissan retuned the system for the Rogue Hybrid to be able to cope with harder acceleration and bigger vehicles.
Why it matters
So keen was Nissan to demonstrate the smoothness with which the powertrain decelerates under regen braking that it put us through a mini school-run obstacle course, complete with a fishbowl full of water mounted to the cupholder.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Ars Technica via the links above and below.