Nissan is Developing a Solar System for the LEAF
Published Monday, 18 July, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: Hybrid/Electric.
The Nissan LEAF has been widely accepted by customers. It has also been named the greenest vehicle on the market. However, Nissan is now pushing the "green" boundaries even more. Their goal is to reduce the LEAF's draw on the grid by utilizing solar power and to mitigate battery waste.
To accomplish this Nissan is working steadfast to create a new solar-powered system. The system, currently utilizes the 488 solar cells situated on the roof of the automaker's headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. In a recent demonstration, Nissan placed four LEAF batteries into a box in lowest-level of the…