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07-17-2003, 07:14 PM
hybrid version of its popular Altima sedan, which is powered by a combination of a gasoline engine and an electric motor to offer significantly improved gas mileage.
Hybrid vehicles appeal to the growing consumer interest in environmental issues. Nissan, which manufactures Altimas at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, will buy the hybrid power-train systems from Toyota Motor Corp., based on a new version to be featured in Toyota's Prius cars starting this fall. The hybrid systems feature a 1.5-liter, 78-horsepower gasoline engine and a 68-horsepower electric motor.
Nissan is also making advances in research on fuel cell vehicles with U.S.-based United Technologies Corp.
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Hybrid vehicles appeal to the growing consumer interest in environmental issues. Nissan, which manufactures Altimas at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, will buy the hybrid power-train systems from Toyota Motor Corp., based on a new version to be featured in Toyota's Prius cars starting this fall. The hybrid systems feature a 1.5-liter, 78-horsepower gasoline engine and a 68-horsepower electric motor.
Nissan is also making advances in research on fuel cell vehicles with U.S.-based United Technologies Corp.
(C) 2003 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd.