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Nissan Annual Report 2003 21
Nissan is also developing the
powerplants of the future today—and not
all are internal combustion engines.
The Super Motor, introduced in the Effis
concept car, is an electric motor with two
rotors that rotate both within and around
the motor’s magnet. In traditional motors,
the power is derived from a rotor revolving
around a fixed magnet. This twin-rotor
design allows for a far smaller motor, as
well as for each shaft to be controlled
separately, so that the left and right wheels
can be driven independently. Energy for
the motor comes from Nissan’s advanced
Compact Lithium-Ion Battery, a remarkably
small and light battery unit. After years of
research, Nissan succeeded in obtaining
exceptionally high output in a laminated
lithium-ion cell that reduces weight and
volume by half compared to a conventional
cylindrical battery. It is used in the X-TRAIL
FCV fuel cell vehicle.
Nissan’s use of common platform
technologies also is being increasingly
applied across a number of vehicles. For
example, the new full-size Titan pickup,
full-size Armada SUV and Infiniti QX56
SUV all share the same F-Alpha platform,
along with a common powerplant.
Telematics/IT
Nissan led the market when it created the
CARWINGS system, Japan’s first total
telematics service. CARWINGS integrates
human-assisted and automatic services,
mobile phone and personal computer
technologies; the driver can access
real-time traffic and weather information,
receive email, make hands-free telephone
calls, inform others of the car’s current
location, and ask operators for navigation,
search and request roadside assistance.
First available on the March, CARWINGS
can now be ordered on 12 different
Nissan models in the Japanese market.
Displays from the CARWINGS system