Nissan produces fuel-cell vehicles for environmental protection

Nissan Motor Corporation today announced it will launch new generation fuel cell vehicles in early 2010 in Japan and North America. The plan is part of the company's environmental strategy.

At a press conference in Tokyo, Nissan Chief Executive Toshiyuki Shiga said the company would introduce a new engine oil that would improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the same amount. exhaust of diesel engine. The company will also introduce new-generation fuel cell vehicles that will operate with oxygen in the air combined with hydrogen stored in fuel tanks and produce completely harmless steam. .

Shiga said Nissan is planning to develop a ' three-liter ' car - which can travel 100 km with only 3 liters of oil. The company hopes to launch the new car in Japan in 2010.

To meet the need for cleaner, safer, and more fuel-efficient vehicles, a growing number of automakers have formed cooperative groups to share costs and push fast speed of development. General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler AG and BMW AG, for example, are developing a hybrid system (both gasoline and electric) to compete with Toyota, Honda and Ford.

Mr. Toshiyuki Shiga is in the press circle after announcing a new plan for Nissan (Photo: AP)

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