Nissan ESFLOW - Electric concept car

Electric chic

The Nissan ESFLOW concept is a 2 seater electric sports car designed with the cool geek in mind. It sports an aluminium chassis with wraparound composite body. 

Two electric motors powered by a similar Lithium-ion battery set up as the Nissan Leaf give a 0-60 MPH time under 5 seconds and a range of 149 miles. The motors independently control the left and right rear wheels, with Nissan claiming a control mechanism that distributes the torque split between the wheels, maximising traction and stability.

Nissan issued a press release describing the typical ESFLOW customer:

[From Nissan Press Release]

"The Driver

Daniel, an ESFLOW owner, works in tech, but lives for the weekend. On Friday night after work, he gets behind the wheels of his ESFLOW which instantly links with his pocket PDA and determines the fastest route to his girlfriend’s home. Finding street side parking is a synch as the ESFLOW’s compact dimensions allow it to slip into the narrowest of spaces. On Saturday he drives to a popular club to exhibit his DJ skills and his friends are impressed by his cool EV sports car.

On Sunday he drives through the mountains for leisure. ESFLOW’s superb weight distribution and unobstructed view ahead enables him to effortlessly nail every apex, every time. His descent from the mountains is more relaxed and he allows the ESFLOW to overrun on the long sweeping curves, turning the potential energy he and the car gained climbing up the gradients back in to electrical energy he can use once he hits the roads around Barcelona.

As his ESFLOW sips energy in its garage Daniel prepares himself for the week ahead, batteries fully recharged."