*NEW Nissan Qashqai e-Power 2023 | The BEST review!!

*NEW Nissan Qashqai e-Power 2023 | The BEST review!!
overview 00:00
background 00:27
driving experience 01:26
design and build 05:44
market and model range 11:47
cost of ownership 22:16
summary 26:54
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Nissan's Qashqai e-Power offers a rather different stepping stone from combustion power to EV motoring. It's an interesting confection, always an EV yet also always petrol-powered. Who needs a hybrid?
Background
Nissan calls the Qashqai e-Power 'an electric car that you can fill up with petrol'. That sounds like a contradiction in terms doesn't it, but this powertrain really is difficult to classify. It can't be plugged in, but unlike a full-Hybrid, the engine never directly drives the wheels, its role instead being to power a front-mounted motor.
Nissan calls this 'a bridging technology' that'll help transition customers to the full-EVs they'll have to live with in the future. And this powertrain will be key to the brand in achieving its targeted 50% electrification sales mix by 2030.
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[@michaelforristal5224]

I’ve owned an e-power Qashqai for 5 months now and watched many reviews of the car too. Most reviews ignore or don’t adequately explain the effect of driving modes on fuel economy. I drive in eco mode with the e-pedal engaged and average 5.5l/100km on motorway driving and 4.5l/100km or less in urban settings. If you drive in standard or sport mode you will not achieve these figures and therefore comparisons with other makes are often skewed. The major plus of the e-power qashqai is the smooth and instant torque similar to a full EV. The fuel economy of every vehicle is largely determined by driving mode, driving style, environmental factors and engine set up. In short, if you drive in sport mode with a heavy right foot then no hybrid or ice car will give you decent fuel economy.

[@phil5443]

How long did you have to wait for delivery? I'm coming up to waiting 3mnt now

[@michaelforristal5224]

@@phil5443 was hoping to have it early January and collected it third week February.

[@phil5443]

@michaelforristal5224 but how long did you have to wait in total from order to collection? I know they only take around 48hs to build.. but every car manufacturer is having global supply issues waiting on semiconductors Nissan having better lead times as are built in Sunderland Does it meet your expectations, and what model did you go for?

[@michaelforristal5224]

@@phil5443 I estimate about 12 weeks in total. You’re correct re supply chains though Nissan doing well with the Qashqai and Juke, maybe not so well with X-Trail and Ariya. Apparently the Micra is unavailable! The car does meet my expectations and I’m very happy with the purchase. I’m in Ireland where the trims available are SV, SV Premium, SV Tech and SVE. I went with SV Premium with 2tone metallic paint and part leather.

[@phil5443]

@michaelforristal5224 thanks for you response 👍🏼

[@panibodo]

Wow. This car can hardly be presented to the viewer in a more comprehensive way. This was a great video. Thank you very much and greetings from Germany.

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

Thank you so much!

[@kimjongwin]

I love how comprehensive this video is. You know more than the sales people at the dealership!

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

thank you so much!

[@mgsalmon79]

For most people working at a dealership it is simply a job, so many only have a vague understanding about what they’re selling. I’ve never had a single salesperson ever tell me they don’t know the answer to something, even when they’re clearly clueless. I’ve often tested them with questions I already know the answers to and so I know the answer they’ve given is just absolute guff. It’s a shame when the customer knows more about the product than they do.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

It’s a sheep in wolf’s clothing, an older quashqai diesel will have better fuel economy

[@thomasv.schafenberg6604]

The QQ e-power is definitevely a recommendable car! Fuel consumption is noticeably lower and driving experience is top. Scepsis towards this concept is often heard but not neccessary, as the benefits towards diesel or petrol engines are obvious. Overall the QQJ12 is well made with occasionally some car body imperfections. Typical for british made cars. But a good dealer can fix them easily.

[@justice4g]

it's great that the Japanese keep coming up with solutions that go against the agenda

[@MrBigpappaT]

This was a great video!

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@9VSIA]

My favourite car reviewer! Objective. Packed with useful information

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

Wow, thanks!

[@zakvezir134]

I like the contrast of the title's excitibility to the sombre and serious mood of the video - the former is clearly set by someone else.

[@dempsek]

Hopefully this helps some people. I have a Tekna e-Power, delivered in May. Using tank to tank calculations the e-Power is 15% more fuel efficient than my last car an Octavia while it has 32% more drag.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Nothing spectacular about that

[@whocares264]

my ev only gets the cost equivalent of over 300 mpg my car does 4 miles per kw and my kw costs me 7p

[@TazBo-wd2ig]

This car is everywhere

[@richardvash]

I like the look of the Qashqai but for this car I’m concerned that long term costs will be higher as you have both an ICE and all the EV parts to be maintained?

[@mikefromvernon]

Intriguing technology borrowed from diesel locomotives. Electric power at the wheels and a smaller ICE engine. Yes diesel locomotives have big engines but when you look at loads they pull they would need even bigger ones if they had conventional transmissions. Battery power for in town shopping runs but no range anxiety on highway trips, cold weather etc because of a smaller ICE that burns fuel more efficiently. I'll see how it works in the real world in the Australian/New Zealand market. This just might be the bridge to get more people going electric. I don't want to rely on the grid and go full battery, long lines at public charging stations etc.

[@smiffy788]

Have they improved the software on the car? Our 22 plate Tekna model's computer is so slow at everything even changing the speed limit display can take minutes to sort it's self out.

[@glynnwadeson5605]

I have a 23 tekna and haven’t experienced this problem..

[@robertallen1885]

I've got a brand new Quashquai but I will not buy another. Everytime you start the car you have to accept or decline a disclaimer which is incredibly annoying and dangerous as half the time you are already driving. I have spoken with the dealer and this can't be removed.

[@jokerdog3332]

Why is there no Austral review?

[@trs4u]

It's not a hybrid - it's an Electric Vehicle. "EV" refers to the drivetrain. Where the energy comes from is another matter. A 'hydrogen' car is a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), a 'battery' car is a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), and this is an Internal Combustion Electric Vehicle (ICEV - normally the 'E' is used for 'Engine' but that's redundant, a banger should be just ICV). There's every chance in 2024 that the energy for your BEV comes from fossil gas being burned in power stations, the hydrogen in your FCEV untimely ripped from fossil commodity, and the slimmest of slim chances that the petrol in your e-Power could come from non-fossil origin. It's not how your car works that makes it less or more brown (none of them are 'green'), it's *where the energy comes from*.

[@simonroberts5882]

Get yourself a v8 you know you want one!👍

[@nigelmoult3978]

Lots having problems with generator failure mine replaced at 3000 miles

[@mgsalmon79]

Have you got a link to these issues? I was thinking about buying an e-power QQ.

[@whocares264]

What puzzles me is BMW had a better system in 2014 with the I3 REX. so this has a tiny battery so no home plug in option which is the cheap to run bit....der

[@trs4u]

I love the i3 - sad it's discontinued, it's almost exactly what I'd want a battery car to be. The obvious consumer for e-Power will be all those people who can't get the benefit of 'home plug' - people in flats and terraces - but want an EV anyway? The battery EV proposition is far better for those who can home-charge (even more so for those with homegen) than it is for those who can't.

[@whocares264]

@@trs4u yes i agree if you cant charge at home or work or have a local friend evs are not for you...

[@trs4u]

@@whocares264 some people will work for the same employer forever who might have reliable cheap car park charging. There will be no-home-charging drivers who can reap nearly all the benefits. The important thing is to accurately weigh up the pros and cons. That's not as easy as with bangers!

[@whocares264]

@@trs4u if you can't charge at home or work don't get a ev....

[@amrinobipit]

26:30 it should be serviced every 9,500 miles not 18,000 miles.

[@frederickkinnell]

Spot on. Mine is on 8100 and just reminded it's due a service in 900 miles.

[@amrinobipit]

@@frederickkinnell yes, there is a bit of misleading information on the service interval for epower. I had queried this before buying and one sales person said every 18k miles and the other one said 12.5k miles. After buying the car, just to confirm I asked Nissan and it said every 9,500 miles. Bloody now I have to do services every 6 months as I do lot of miles.

[@kevinmcdermott3668]

Why can't this person do his homework & call things by there correct name , He keeps calling things by there not correct names .

[@ronpage1994]

Don’t bother to tell us the road tax cost then

[@johnm-wv6bo]

if you do wont one get second hand they lose about £10000 in the first year.

[@believeinjesusreadbiblerea5878]

Bmw 1 sries 118i m sport or e power ? Wich one? I don't kwon wich one to choose

[@williamconnell6541]

Rav 4 xse hybrid!

[@lawrencelarkin4670]

BMW all the time !

[@whocares264]

Tesla

[@seltaeb3302]

Whats the point, the engine runs all the time to power the battery. You might as well not have the bty & let the engine run the drive. It cheating really. The Renault Austral has a engine & bty & uses only one at a time.

[@janetmorris6792]

Don't see the point of all this tech, You can't beat FREE motoring in a full ev running on Solar power as I do, Very rare I pay to charge and use off peak now and then but most of the time my Roof Solar panels charge both of our EV cars ( FREE FUEL) This is overpriced and not needed, Better to have a small petrol engine just to charge the battery when you run out (Just enough to get you home or a charger) Like one of the BMW I3 series

[@joshwalton1977]

Because Janet not everyone can charge at home or even work so we want hybrids not range extender EVs. So yes, it is needed

[@whocares264]

with the rex if you run out of electricity and petrol on a long run you just put more petrol in...

[@fishingcarp2506]

Sorry but this is not true that when you drive e-pedale assist you brake works even by pedal assist and i find out that mine load mor faster the battery with out pedal assist the car looad even. And im verry happy with my Car Nissan by the first 5000khm need mutch more Fuel and now i have 7300khm and my concume is by 5.6 Liter per 100khm i think hee will goo down more afther time. That is Nissan a New Nissan consume more fuel

[@-V-K-]

It IS a hybrid !

[@whocares264]

no just petrol

[@johnm-wv6bo]

battery goes car cant drive, engine goes car cant drive. its neither any good as electric car or as petrol. make it hybrid at least you can get home if one or the other goes.

[@whocares264]

this wont get you anywhere just on electricity....

[@williamconnell6541]

Ive gone away from Nissan as there way overpriced for what you get, and fuel efficiency doesn't exist in the e power department . Toyota will be getting my money in the near future!

[@mindfreeze0838]

This car is a odd one, not seeing the greater fuel benefit compared to the regular to justify the cost. On the matter of cost, when a Lexus and Jeep are in the comparisons to what is supposed to be a budget family Crossover, you have lost the plot.

[@stephenbrown9998]

Pointless

[@ArshadAli-gh4wu]

It's a fancy system but it's not economical. Toyota hybrids are economical that's the point of them. Plus nissan reliability is poor especially since the Renault partnership. It drives smooth but I doubt if it will be reliable.

[@robtt997]

But I can’t get on with the cvt . It’s awful

[@jimhughes2641]

I’m confused about what this car is meant to be. It’s very limited it would seem in pure ev driving and therefore always needs the petrol engine running to keep the battery charged to power the drive train.

[@dempsek]

The car is a hybrid. The difference is the e-Power has no gearbox and is only driven by the electric motor either powered by the battery or the petrol engine generating electricity.

[@simonroberts5882]

Awful cars,don’t buy one!🤮