2016 Nissan Electric Car with gasoline range extender

I read Nissan is launching a battery electric vehicle with a gasoline range-extender in 2016. This is not going to be a Nissan Leaf. Were there any numbers thrown out on the range of the battery electric and how much range the gasoline generator will extend it?

The BMW i3 is about 65 miles electric with about an additional 64 miles with the range extender gasoline generator. In the first 97 miles one gets about 97 miles to the gallon.

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If that is what you want, get a Volt... The i3 Rex is absolute crap...

TomT said:

The i3 Rex is absolute crap...

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From a reliability POV and very minimal hp out of the 2 cylinder engine, I agree.

At least the lack of mountain mode/hold mode on the i3 can be mitigated by "coding" the car. I believe that let's the driver engage the engine earlier, instead of going up a hill at say 25-45 mph in 50+ mph zones which is what will happen on US cars if you run down to ~5% SoC and go up a hill.

TomT said:

If that is what you want, get a Volt... The i3 Range extender is absolute crap...

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I became turned off to the BMW i3 when I heard the cost of simple replacement parts. An electric car charging port for an i3 was $2,000 with labor and parts. That is ridiculous.

I've been waiting to hear more announced about this as well - hopefully sometime in the next few months before the lease extension is up on our Leaf.

For us, the new Volt would be just about perfect if it had slightly more family friendly rear seating. It's still possible we'll go with a Volt next, but I'd really like to see more alternatives to it.

The upcoming Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan might be an alternative that solves the family friendly issues, but from what I gather given the previous models history, it may not be as reliable as we've come to expect from the Leaf.

http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=21251

We entertained the idea of an i3 for a bit, but were put off by the seating issues / odd door arrangement as well as the cost of maintenance & repair. Also, given my experience with tires not surviving potholes on the Leaf, the narrow tires on the i3 did not inspire my confidence.

http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=21616&p=455550#p455550

The Outlander PHEV might have also been a possibility, but at this point, it's looking less likely than ever that it will ever be sold in the US market.