Electric cars are the future for the world and India is a growing market for them. Despite the lack of infrastructure, several carmakers are bringing in their products and are appreciated by the customers. The recent car we spotted was a Nissan Note E-Power Medalist on Gurugram roads.
The Note e-Power Medalist from Nissan is not a fully electric vehicle as the name suggests. The car uses a petrol engine and the fuel economy is listed at 37 kilometres per litre. That's a lot for a petrol-powered version. It is basically a range extender.
The Note e-Power medalist gets a 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol motor and what's interesting is that the engine does not source power to the wheels but act as a generator to the electric motor present which makes a whopping 108 bhp.
This technology is well suited for the Indian markets because of lack of infrastructure and the electric motor can be charged on the go. The plug-in hybrid also needs to be charged through a wall mounted charger to juice up the batteries. And this phenomena can be highly appreciated with the consumers present.
This version spotted was the top of the line Medalist trim which uses a single pedal or what Nissan calls it a 'one pedal driving'. What it does mean that when you lift off the throttle when you are driving in daily traffic, it uses enough braking to manoeuvre your way in. We expect that when it comes to the Indian market it is expected to come with three driving modes - Normal, Eco and Sports. The latter will use the maximum engine output.
The car was spotted in a bright orange shade with minimal styling and less futuristic approach. The chrome outlines the grille and is also present on the door handles. It might get LED Daytime Running Lights along with LED taillights. The headlights are expected to use the projector set-up.
