Nissan’s “Denki Cube” Electric Vehicle Concept

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd’s (NML) mid-term environmental action plan, Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010), is designed to fulfil Nissan’s environmental philosophy of “symbiosis of people, vehicles and nature” and contribute to a sustainable mobile society. NGP 2010 is specifically focused on reducing CO2 emissions both from Nissan products as well as from day-to-day corporate activities.

Nissan is focused on three core areas related to the environment: reducing CO2 emissions; reducing exhaust emissions; and accelerating recycling efforts.

Highlights of Nissan Green Program 2010 include:

* incorporating CO2 emmissions as one of the key management performance indicators.

* plans to launch a “three-litre car” with a target of 2010; a gasoline-fuelled car that runs 100 kilometres on three litres of fuel. * expand availability of Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV) within the next three years.

* launching a Nissan electric vehicle early in the next decade. * developing an original Nissan hybrid vehicle targeted for launch in FY2010.

* accelerating development of plug-in hybrid technology.

* by 2010, reducing CO2 emissions from global manufacturing plants by 7% (per unit) compared to 2005.

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