I found this interesting considering all the negative publicity being published all over the place about how Nissan doesn't see a market for hybrids.

Evidently their Green program doesn't agree with the press or Ghosn.

Highlights

Develop new clean diesel engines. Sometime after April 1, 2010, North America, Japan and China will get vehicles with clean diesel engines. Nissan says its diesels will meet coming strict U.S. rules that require emissions no worse than those of gasoline cars.

Expand availability within the next three years of flex-fuel vehicles that can burn both gasoline and ethanol. In the United States, a flex-fuel Nissan Armada will debut next year, joining the flex-fuel Nissan Titan, which has been on sale since 2004. Both will be able to run on E85 fuel, which is 85 percent ethanol.

Launch a test Nissan electric vehicle early in the next decade.

Accelerate development of plug-in hybrid technology. Plug-ins can charge their batteries with household current, saving onboard fuel.

Reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from global manufacturing plants by 7 percent by 2010 compared with 2005.

Target a 2010 launch for a car that can go 100 kilometers on 3.0 liters of fuel, the equivalent of 77.5 mpg. Until now, European carmakers have produced a few diesel-powered 3.0-liter cars, but Nissan says its car will be gasoline powered.

Set up a company to develop, make and sell lithium ion batteries, perhaps as a joint venture with an existing battery maker.

In addition, Nissan said it will study the global rollout of its Nissan Green Shop program, an initiative that aims to improve the environmental impact of its dealerships.

per Autoweek 12/18/06 http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../61218007/1024

Companies started retro-fitting their refineries with the equipment to produce ulta-low sulphur diesel or "ULSD" as we call it.... not to be confused with low sulphur diesel or "LSD" .... quite a few refineries are already producing ULSD including this one in Memphis .... once the sulphur content gets phased out of diesel over the next few years, more and more diesel fueled vehicles will make their way to the showrooms .... in general, the American people still have a bad taste for diesel powered stuff ... many remember the Cadilacs, Oldsmobiles and GM pickups of the late 70's and early 80's ..... but that bad taste is slowly going away as the older generation that suffered through those early diesel vehicles die off and are replaced with a newer generation that is familar with the new diesel capabilities of the Furd Powerstroke and the Dodge Cummings ..... we will witness the new tide of diesel power as it sweeps the U.S. ..... and I predict that by 2017 .... ten years from now .... the majority of fossil fueled transportation will be diesel.

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