Nissan Terra
885 views · Published 3 October 2012 · 1:10 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: Vadim Ovsiankin (vadimauto) · 2012 · Autos & Vehicles
Nissan Terra, Concept. Paris Motor Show 2012. Nissan's new off-road, fuel cell concept is known simply as the Terra Concept. The Terra Concept - an electric four-wheel-drive vehicleas (a zero-emission vehicle), uses three separate motors, with the front wheels being driven by the same system currently used in the Nissan Leaf and the rear wheels driven by two motors powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The benefit of such a system means that in everyday driving, the front wheels can do most of the work, and when added traction is needed, the rear motors can kick in to power through whatever terrain it comes across. Nissan points out that hydrogen fuel cell stacks cost far less than they did just seven years ago, and it sounds like the only thing limiting Nissan from having a fuel-cell vehicle right now is the lack of a proper hydrogen fuel infrastructure. And even that might not be a limitation -- we already know that Nissan is working on delivering a fuel-cell vehicle vehicle by 2015.
