Fuel cells
Nissan has been developing fuel cell technology since 1996. In fact, Nissan is a member of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. Weve been road-testing the XTerra FCV in the USA since 2001.
In 2002, weve begun public road tests of the X-Trail FCV (fuel cell vehicle) in Japan, an efficient hybrid FCV that uses a compact, high-performance lithium-ion battery pack.
Now, Nissan has been moving ahead with comprehensive environmental protection efforts, encompassing products, technologies and recycling activities, under the Nissan Green Program 2005, a medium-term environmental action plan. Nissan is engaged in wide-ranging research and development activities aimed at popularizing the use of FCVs and has been conducting public-road driving tests in Japan since 2002 using prototype FCVs approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
In march 2004 Nissan has leased the first unit of the X-TRAIL FCV fuel cell vehicle to Cosmo Oil, a Japanese energy company.
