Unsustainable trash that once again proves hybrids are the worst of both worlds. After following a few “internal” tips and monitoring some Nissan social groups, we have noticed that the “self-charging perpetual hybrid” frequently breaks down. This el. motor failed at 10k km, and its not first case. This system is conceptually very close to what we envision as an excellent hybrid system, where you primarily drive on electricity, and the ICE engine is just a generator that charges the battery and powers the drive motor. However, in practice, it’s just a hunting story and literally a scam. A three-liter turbo engine uses a Denso PMSM electric motor to charge the battery and powers a third drive el. motor, and you only drive on electricity when it’s “filtered through oil”. The vehicle has a small 2.2 kWh battery that is air-cooled, which isn’t even enough to power the remote of an air conditioner or a Tamagotchi. Additionally, you can’t charge the battery at home because it’s not a plug-in system. Again in Nissan’s style, as if they were the inventors of the el motor and not by someone 150 years ago, the price of the new generator el motor without installation is €11,000. Okay, that’s not a problem if it lasts 10-15 years, but the information we have is that the generator fails within the warranty every 15,000-30,000 km. They don’t perform a revision or recall even though it’s a factory defect, as if they are waiting for it to go out of warranty to become a new stream of income and new cost for the owner. Now, okay, you might say “it’s not terrible, you replace one and drive on,” but we also have reports that semi-trucks are delivering 2nd drive electric motors to the service centers, which we haven’t received yet but regularly fail within the same 15,000-30,000 km range, but the cost is astronomical, €17,000 without included labor. Besides, you have an ICE engine that needs servicing, changing oil, turbine, belts, filters, plus two more electric motors and a battery. Sounds like a gold digger? We don’t have a price for the battery, but if it’s a genuine Nissan, it probably starts from €10,000. Can someone now explain what the function/role of this product is? Judging by this and another failed generator, the error is insulation breakthrough which essentially causes a stator fire, probably due to vibrations and thermal expansion of the ICE engine leading to cracking of the insulation and faults in the Hairpin stator. The bearings are healthy, there’s no penetration of coolant and moisture, so that’s the only suspect. Now the question is who can repair this stator, maybe even using old roundwire technology?
Nissan trash is definitely the wet dream of every service center and future engineers for repairing these issues, and in big trouble are those who fell for the propaganda that “this is the best solution.”
OEM Generator: €11,000+ labor
EVC: not possible
Part number: 212000-1080
Supplier: Denso
OEM Drive unit: 17000€+Labor
OEM Battery: 10000€+Labor (2 kWh battery)
