10-20-2009 10:47 PM
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Nissan Land Glider Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
At the
Tokyo Motor Show this morning, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn rolled silently onto the stage in the company's latest battery powered concept, the Land Glider. Like
Volkswagen's One-Liter concep from the
Frankfurt Motor Show, the Land Glider is a narrow-gauge tandem two-seater. However, that's where the similarities end.
The Nissan is purely battery powered, with a pair of rear-mounted electric motors receiving juice from a sub-floor lithium-ion battery pack. Ghosn referred to the Land Glider as a vehicle that offers quick acceleration thanks to its light weight and torquey electric motor. Topping up the batteries figures to be quick and painless as well, as the Land Glider features a non-contact charging system, meaning that drivers won't have to fiddle with any plugs, they can just pull into designated charging spaces.
Like some other tandem seat concepts that we've seen in the past, this one also leans into turns like a motorcycle - up to 17 degrees. Unlike those past concepts, however, Ghosn announced today that this model
may reach showrooms in the not too distant future. Check out the complete press release after the jump as well as new high-res images live from the show floor in the gallery below.
Gallery: Tokyo 2009: Nissan Land Glider concept
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Tokyo 2009: Carlos Ghosn carves up the stage with the Nissan Land Glider concept
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