The move to fully-electric vehicles is allowing car makers to experiment with new tech. The latest innovation coming from Nissan is a twin-motor all-wheel-drive control system the Japanese company is calling e-4ORCE.
Nissan claims that by adding the e-4ORCE system to an electric vehicle, you'll enjoy a driving experience "on a par with many premium sports cars."
According to Takao Asami, Nissan's senior vice president of research and advanced engineering, "The e-4ORCE twin-motor all-wheel control technology offers precise handling and stability, which gives drivers greater confidence and even more excitement than ever before ... This technology enables excellent cornering performance and traction on slippery surfaces and comfortable ride for all passengers."
As well as offering an enhanced driving experience, Nissan is using regenerative breaking from the front and rear motors to minimize vehicle pitch and dive. The same system makes for a smoother ride on rough road surfaces and for "less jostling" to occur in heavy city traffic. The proof of this will ultimately be in the driving, when e-4ORCE eventually makes it into a car we can buy.
For now, the Ariya Concept car located in Nissan's CES booth features the e-4ORCE technology, but there's also a test car in Las Vegas allowing for some early testing if you can convince Nissan to give you a ride. The B-roll footage of the test car certainly looks promising as one of Nissan's driver puts it through its paces on track.
The e-4ORCE system looks like promising tech we should all look forward to eventually having as a standard feature once we've all transitioned to electric vehicles.