You could argue that the Qashqai ePower is an EV. It’s driven by a pure electric power train, with no mechanical linkage to the engine. The engine only serves as a generator for electrical energy. The only difference between an EV and ePower is that the EV fills it’s battery from the power grid, via a socket. How that power is generated is irrelevant, as it could be fossil fuel or renewable. The ePower generates it’s electric on board via a portable petrol generator. Otherwise, they are both driven by electric motors and nothing else.
I completely agree, however the ‘law’ doesn’t at present- eg the green strip on the number plates of new EV’s( which are recognised by cameras Etc) are not allowed on the ePower cars- because the battery power supply
( ie the engine) generates pollution via the exhaust!
Power Stashions do not generate pollution of course – sorry about the spelling my tongue is firmly caught in my cheek!
The only , theoretical, difference between the traditional EV and the ePower, is the way the battery is charged, otherwise , in every respect, the ePower is an EV , and if these super duper ‘million ‘ hour batteries become viable, no doubt they will be scaled down and could be available for ePower vehicles?