The Nissan Note e-Power Nismo S Is the Future of Hot Hatches
The Nissan Note e-Power Nismo S Is the Future of Hot Hatches It's a hoot to drive and gets outstanding fuel economy. The only problem is, we can't buy it in the U.S. Brendan McAleer One U.S. gallon of gasoline weighs 6.3 pounds and contains a potential 33.7 kWh of energy. That's energy density that battery packs can't come close to matching, but it's only potential energy. In practice, internal combustion engines waste more power than they harvest. Now, Nissan is announcing plans for a mass-produced combustion engine that can achieve 50 percent thermal efficiency. So, to better understand w...