Activities New Energy Award 1999 Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Prize

New Energy Award 1999

New Energy Equipment / System Category

Small Electric Vehicle (Nissan Hyper-Mini)
Winner
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Features of Equipment, Systems and Facilities

Merits for Environment
Zero emission during electrically powered running. Owing to high efficiency design, CO₂ emission for power generation is about 1/4 of that in a gasoline-powered compact car.
Merits for Users
Owing to small size and electrical power drive, the fuel cost is as low as ¥ 1/km. With 2.66-m body length, shortest in the subcompact category, the vehicle can enjoy small turning radius in the street.
High Energy Efficiency with Light Body, Small and Efficient Power Unit
- Space frame construction based on extruded aluminum provides a subminiature sized, light weighted and high rigidity body.
- Optimized unit layout, with a motor in the rear and batteries under floor in the mid-position, allows to implement subminiature size, safety and stable control.
- Battery weight reduced by use of high energy density unit (manganese-based lithium ion cells).
- High efficiency neodymium synchronous motor.
- Run-flat tire allows to run for a certain distance after puncture, to improve space efficiency and reduce weight by removing a spare tire.
Recycling Parts
A recycle process for 4 items of part, including bumper, implemented by reuse after removing plastic components.

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