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Nissan smart camping concept uses recycled electric car batteries

We see new car concepts all the time, but it’s not often we spot a “smart camping concept.”

Nissan smart camping concept uses recycled electric car batteries
Nissan smart camping concept uses recycled electric car batteries — photographed for Leisure Wheels

We see new car concepts all the time, but it’s not often we spot a “smart camping concept.”

The camping concept you see here is called the Nissan x Opus and it’s the result of the Japanese manufacturer teaming up with a trailer tent firm called Opus.

This camper uses Nissan’s Roam portable weatherproof power pack, which houses 100Wh inside batteries recycled from first-generation Nissan electric vehicles.

This battery pack powers the 230-volt on board power system, which, in turn, charges another battery, which keeps all the on-board gadgets going. For around a week at a time.

When fully erected, the Opus provides six beds, dining area, cooking facilities, charging ports, a pull-out projector and a WiFi hotspot.

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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