Nissan Altima Hybrid to End Production, New Hybrid Model Possible - Automobile Magazine
The 2011 model year will be the last year for the Nissan Altima Hybrid , currently the Nissan brand’s only hybrid model, according to Automotive News . Considering that the current gas-electric Altima uses borrowed technology from Toyota, and that... ) The hybrid system that debuted in the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid uses lithium-ion batteries, as opposed to the NiMH batteries in Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system, and was developed completely in-house at Nissan. “We’re going heavily into electric vehicles right now,” said Nissan product spokesman John Schilling, referring to the recently launched Nissan Leaf EV. “But we are moving into other power technologies for the future, including hybrid. ” As Nissan is investing $1. 6 billion to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Smyrna, TN, also the proposed site for Leaf production by late 2012 , the case for more lithium-ion-based hybrids in the future is made stronger. Source: www.automobilemag.com
