Nissan X-Trail 2022: Meet the electric SUV

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Caricatured a little, one could almost say that the new Nissan X-Trail is an electric model, which consumes gasoline.

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But that's not exactly the truth, even though its wheels are powered only by electric motors.

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Its e-Power technology, taken from the latest Qashqai, incorporates a three-cylinder gasoline engine,

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The latter then redistributes the electricity to the two motors (one per axle)

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This device also makes it possible to dispense with a gearbox.

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This fourth generation of the X-Trail, called the T33 for friends, can therefore evolve into an electric 100% mode.

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In short, it is a “normal” hybrid model, which is distinguished by the originality of its operation.

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