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Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:49 am
From Motor Trend Magazine: The Terra, which is about 1-2 inches larger than the current Nissan Juke in every exterior dimension, is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell stack, which generates electricity for a driveline essentially ripped straight from the battery-electric Nissan Leaf. But to give the Terra off-road (or all-weather) chops, Nissan installed an in-wheel motor in each of the rear wheels, making the Terra an all-wheel-drive vehicle. As with all in-wheel motor setups, giving the Terra torque vectoring – like what’s offered in the all-wheel drive Juke — is as simple as sending a little more electricityto an outside wheel motor in a corner.
Nissan also says that the in-wheel motors allow the Terra to have powered rear wheels with a completely flat floor. That flat floor should come in handy, as Nissan envisioned the Terra as something of an urban/suburban runabout, a car that can handle all-weather situations but isn’t intended for true off-roading. Still, the flat floor and hatchback should make it easy to carry things like bikes or kayaks.