Nissan Prepares The Hybrid Car Segment's Takeover
By Michael Todd
14:33, August 8th 2008
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Nissan Prepares The Hybrid Car Segment's Takeover

Popular automobile manufacturer Nissan Motor Co. presented two days ago a brand new electric vehicle prototype with a battery power twice as good as any other model.

The car offers a 80 kilowatt motor with a set of advanced lithium-ion batteries which are expected to make all the difference. The revolutionary laminated batteries were developed in collaboration with NEC Corp., one of the electronics market’s leaders, and according to their estimates, they will provide twice the electronic power of the nickel-metal hydride batteries used up until this point for hybrid and electric cars.

The hybrid system will have a simple working mechanism: the battery will be used to power up the motor in order to save fuel; the engine will power the motor and at the same time will regenerate the battery; smooth acceleration will be offered by the engine’s and battery’s combined resources and the energy from braking will be conserved and re-routed in order to regenerate the battery.

The company plans to have an electric model ready for the U.S. market by 2010 and for the rest of the world by 2012. The plan involves the release of a brand new car with a "unique body-style" that will not borrow the design features of any existing model.

Even though Nissan had a slow start when it comes to petrol-electric hybrids, with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. releasing the first models, the company is looking to make up for lost time and become the market’s number one.

The niche for hybrid vehicles is very likely to significantly expand over the years and provide a huge support for environmental issues, not to mention the massive financial gains.



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