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"  You know things aren&amp;#039;t going to be good when a vehicle looks oddly shaped while beneath the protective layer of a dust cover. Before the sheets were even lifted from the Nissan Townpod EV Concept here at the Paris Auto Show, the proportions already looked bizarre and bulky. Once it was officially unveiled, the criticism of this electric-powered concept was quick and colorful.   We overheard the Townpod compared to everything from a marshmallow, to various anime characters\u2014none of them handsome ones, in case you&amp;#039;re wondering. You might give the Townpod the benefit of the doubt, so long as there was some impressive new technology underneath those vast expanses of sheet metal.   Except gave us nothing; not one kilowatt&amp;#039;s worth of information about the electric powertrain (supposedly) lurking inside. No range estimate, no quick charge time, nothing. The Nissan press material describes the Townpod as an ideal combination of a passenger car and light commercial vehicle. Exactly how the Stay Puft styling factors in, we&amp;#039;re not certain.   Nissan has routinely stated that it intends to manufacture and market an entire range of electric vehicles. The Leaf 4-door hatchback goes on sale later this year. We&amp;#039;re just hoping the next step in the company&amp;#039;s electrification project is a vast improvement over the blob-like Townpod. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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