(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Exactly 70 years after the debut of its first electric vehicle (EV), Nissan's most advanced EV ever, the Nissan BladeGlider sports car, took centre stage at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.
Speaking about the celebration, a senior official of Nissan Oman, from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (SBA), said, 'It is a proud moment for the Nissan family. It feels incredible to envision that it is 70 years since the first Nissan electric vehicle was launched. Today, Nissan's pioneering range of 100 per cent electric vehicle range offers top-class performance and cutting edge technology, allowing users to enjoy the ride, whilst producing zero emissions while driving.'
Nissan's EV success story began in 1947, exactly 70 years ago, with the launch of the Tama. This pioneering four-seat EV was available as a passenger car and a van and offered customers a range of 65km on a full charge. It was initially developed by the Tokyo Electro Automobile Co Ltd, which later became part of Nissan.
The 100 per cent electric prototype spent the Goodwood Festival weekend in the thick of the action, with electrifying performances on the famous Hillclimb course.
The culmination of the weekend was a test session on the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit. Putting the all-electric BladeGlider through its paces was Nismo athlete Lucas Ordóñez, who became the first professional racing driver to take the wheel of the three-seater.
Ordóñez, a former winner of Nissan's GT Academy competition to turn computer gamers into racers, was thrilled by the opportunity to test-drive the BladeGlider.
'Driving the BladeGlider round the famous Goodwood Motor Circuit has been a fantastic experience. It's such an exciting car to drive, with so much torque from the moment you start. It's great fun on a fast track like this and so quick through the corners,' said Ordóñez.
Since the debut of the Tama in 1947, Nissan has established a rich heritage in zero-emission technology as the world leader in EVs.
It pioneered the EV revolution with the launch of world's first mass-market 100 per cent electric passenger car, the Nissan Leaf, in 2010.
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