Nissan, and their research and development wing, Nissan Arc Ltd., are looking for ways to increase the driving range on their popular green cars, including the bestselling Nissan LEAF.
Their newest project is to find ways to increase the capacity of their lithium-ion batteries, which would in turn up the power and electric driving range that the cars can produce. Nissan is also hoping this helps them in their continued creation of zero-emission vehicles; cars that are becoming more and more popular with the American public.
“The invention of this new analysis method is essential to further develop the next generation of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. It will certainly become one of our core technologies. The utilization of this analysis method in our future R&D will surely contribute to extending the cruising range of future zero-emission vehicles,” said Takao Asami, senior vice president of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Nissan Arc Ltd.
The automaker has long been one of the biggest proponents of shifting the automobile industry away from gas-only cars to more environmentally friendly options like the zero-emission LEAF. That’s why it’s no surprise that Nissan would be taking on this project to try and make their green car offerings even more customer and driver friendly.
“Nissan is exploring a wide range of energy sources for tomorrow’s vehicles, and we recognize our role in continuously investing in multiple technologies and intelligent mobility,” said Schillaci.