While the world community
increasingly aware of the threat of global warming, the automotive industry is
working hard to develop new technologies for use in cars for more friendly to
environments. Nissan, the third largest Japanese car manufacturer,
has already taken steps to help protect the environment. One of the
developments is pursued by Nissan to produce a vehicle with three liters. If
Nissan can successfully produce a vehicle with a fuel efficiency, they would
fire the front of Honda and Toyota in terms of fuel consumption.
Converted to fuel consumption, the car has proposed a
rating just over 94 mpg. This may be an ambitious plan, but Nissan has proven
they have what it takes to develop advanced technologies for their vehicles.
Although there is no word yet on how the Nissan car development will be three
liters, the car industry anxiously awaits the outcome.
With gas mileage like that, even the miserly fuel hybrid vehicle will be left behind. The Toyota Prius has a ruling class fuel economy rating of 51 mpg for city driving and 60 mpg for highway driving according to the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. In addition to the vehicle with three-liter, Nissan also plans to add more flex-fuel vehicles in its current lineup. These vehicles are able to run not only gasoline, but on E85 - a combination of gasoline and bio-ethanol. Currently, most flex-fuel Nissan vehicles are designed to run on E10, a fuel made ten percent bioethanol and 90 percent gasoline.
A Nissan are now sold in the US auto market capable of running on 85 percent bioethanol is the Nissan Armada. In Brazil, where bio-ethanol is plentiful, Nissan will be selling a vehicle to be able to run on 100 percent bioethanol, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels. In the United States, a longer time for a Nissan capable of operating at 100 percent ethanol to be sold would be required. The reason for this is the scarcity of the filling station in the United States that offers bio-ethanol. Nissan is also engaged in the development of technologies to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. One of the technologies used by Nissan to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas in their vehicles is the continuous variable transmission (CVT). The gearbox provides an almost infinite number of transmission ratios between two preset gear ratios. decrease the amount of fuel burned means less greenhouse products. While Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said hybrids are still inconvenient for consumers and manufacturers, the company introduced a hybrid version of Nissan Altima in the US automotive market. The powertrain used by the Altima Hybrid is an independent supplier. Further proof of Nissan's commitment to the production of green cars is opening its new technology center in Japan. The said facility in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture where Nissan is developing packages of lithium-ion batteries. The battery technology Said will be used in future hybrid vehicles. These batteries are lighter and more powerful than nickel-metal hydride batteries currents that are used by hybrid vehicles. The former can also be used in vehicles powered by fuel cells, although Nissan has not expressed intention to build one. Ghosn said that diesel vehicles and flex-fuel technology is the most fuel alternative practice today.
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