Nissan has big plans. They plan to offer luxury gas-electric hybrids next year in the U.S. and Japan.  This information was reported in Tokyo earlier this week.  Currently, Honda and Toyota are ahead of Nissan in the hybrid department.  Right now, Nissan has a hybrid, the Altima, but it buys the hybrid system from Toyota.  The new luxury hybrids that are being developed will have Nissan’s own hybrid system in them. Supposedly, Nissan’s hybrid system is going to be better because it will have more power than the other hybrid batteries.  The Infiniti M will be available in hybrid next year.  Sports cars and more luxury vehicles will be available in hybrid soon, according to Nissan.  We’ll have to wait and see if Nissan can come up with a hybrid to directly compete with the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight.  

 

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