2010 Nissan future in hybrid car
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 in Advanced Auto NEWS, Nissan
Nissan and Toyota are two of the biggest names on Asian cars market and they have signed a deal in 2002 where they accepted that Toyota would sell its hybrid system to Nissan.
Nissan has 44% of Renault SA (France) and wants a power train with twins- an electric motor with a gasoline engine, to save fuel. The Chief Executive of Nissan prefer to make hybrids, although it makes small money and have a high retail price.
The Altima hybrid was necessarily to clear average fuel economy regulations in California. But, Nissan has been working to create their own hybrid technology and to make it as good as the one available on the market.
Toyota, starting with Prius sedan was inventing hybrid cars and now are very popular around the world, but remain a niche product, even on the US market. They are making up to less than 2% of new US vehicle sales, although this is their biggest market.
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