If you’re not yet ready to go fully electric, or a plug-in hybrid still doesn’t quite meet your needs, then two Japanese carmakers have introduced some alternative ways to experience electrified motoring. Their systems employ some very clever technology that promises to cut fuel consumption and emissions without what some driver’s may see as the compromise of having to plug in and recharge.
The first of them we take a closer look at is Nissan’s e-POWER set-up, launched back in 2017 on the Japanese-market Note and