Nissan's hydrogen fuel outlook and their vision for a new and improved battery powered car
The Japanese automaker has been a formidable force in the realm of batteries and has recently adopted hydrogen as one of its major fuels of focus. Last month, the automaker announced a new fuel cell that promises to herald in a new generation of fuel cell technology. Despite the company’s new found love of hydrogen fuel, Nissan is not abandoning the battery. Instead, the company is making the battery better.
Nissan is not pulling punches when it comes to electric vehicles.
The Japanese automaker has been a formidable force in the realm of batteries and has recently adopted hydrogen as one of its major fuels of focus. Last month, the automaker announced a new fuel cell that promises to herald in a new generation of fuel cell technology. Despite the company’s new found love of hydrogen fuel, Nissan is not abandoning the battery. Instead, the company is making the battery better.
As hydrogen fuel cells become more advanced, other forms of alternative energy in the transportation industry are getting less attention. Lithium-ion batteries had once been a craze for automakers looking to adopt sustainability, but that favor has been won by hydrogen. Now, automakers insist that batteries cannot compete with fuel cells, a claim that Nissan has taken personally.
