21 April

Nissan is advertising the new X-Trail ePower heavily. It’s a ‘series’ hybrid. Meaning the petrol motor acts only as a generator for the electric motors, that drive the wheels. There are also parallel hybrids where the petrol/diesel and electric motors operate together. Then there are combined series/parallel hybrids, where both types of motors can operate at the same time, or independently. Toyota hybrids are the combined type. They’re the most sophisticated and efficient.