Nissan's electric car.

Nissan have fallen behind Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda in hybrids, Nissan is making the electric vehicle the pillar of its green strategy and have developed a new electric car with a battery that has been developed by the Japanese automaker, It is said to deliver more power than the type of battery that is common in today's hybrids. It has a 300 kilogram lithium-ion battery and it is said to accelerate quicker than comparable petrol-engined cars, Hybrids such as the popular Toyota Prius have a nickel metal hydride battery, which has a lot less power than a lithium-ion battery. All the major automakers are competing to develop lithium-ion batteries for the green cars now and in the future.

This electric vehicle will be going on sale in 2010 but only in Japan and the US, The rest of the world will have to wait until 2012.

All the major automakers around the world are trying to develop ecological products because of the growing concerns worldwide about the gas prices and global warming. Electric vehicles produce zero emissions. Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors are working with Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa who plan to mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for Mitsubishi Motors when there new plant in Japan is completed

But Nissan faces competition from other automakers, including General Motors and Ford, that have developed electric vehicles. The only problems with these electric vehicles is they are unreliable, Heavy and can't travel long enough distances, Its only a matter of time before the new Technology exists though.

Nissan has also developed a side impact prevention feature that uses sensors to recognise approaching vehicles, and warns the driver when they are switching lanes. This warning feels like a tug, delivered through slight braking.