JAPAN: Nissan develops hybrid stop-gap system

Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 27 July 2009

Nissan Motor developing a hybrid system for smaller cars as an interim solution to improving mileage before full electric vehicles take over according to R&D chief Mitsuhiko Yamashita.

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