Nissan Spreads Bets on Future Fuel With Ethanol-Run Electric Car
- Automaker targets bio-ethanol vehicle for fleet sales by 2020
- Vehicle will have range similar to gasoline-engine cars
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Nissan Motor Co., maker of the Leaf battery-electric car, said it’s developing a system that will power vehicles with electricity generated from bio-ethanol, as the company spreads its bets on alternative fuels for future transportation.
The carmaker plans to introduce the powertrain for fleet sales by 2020, said Hideyuki Sakamoto, executive vice president in charge of development. The ethanol-powered vehicle will have a driving range of more than 600 kilometers (373 miles), similar to gasoline-engine cars, Nissan said in a statement Tuesday.