With the arrival of summer, sweltering heat has started to follow us everywhere. While it’s possible to find some relief at home or outside, what about inside our cars? When we try to get into cars that have been sitting under the sun all day, the scorching hot steering wheel and seats make us feel like we’re experiencing hell on earth. But Nissan has found a solution to this problem. Here are the details…
No More Air Conditioners: Nissan’s New Paint Technology Cools Vehicles Easily!
There’s a long-standing humorous meme: in small-engine cars, when you turn off the air conditioner (that famous AC button), the car suddenly speeds up as if you’re in a Fast & Furious movie with a nitro boost. While this is a joke, using the air conditioner in small-engine cars can indeed cause major issues.
Problems like engine strain, overheating, and excessive fuel consumption have made drivers reluctant to use the air conditioner, no matter how hot it is. But simply rolling down the windows isn’t a sufficient solution either, as it leads to constant wind noise, among other issues. Plus, fully opening the windows increases fuel consumption.
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However, Nissan has come up with a new solution. Developed in collaboration with a company called Radi-Cool, this paint contains special metamaterials. It features two microscopic components: one reflects infrared rays from the sun, while the other generates electromagnetic waves that disperse heat. This allows the car’s body to stay cooler compared to vehicles painted using traditional methods.
Testing of this paint actually began in 2023. In tests conducted at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, a Nissan NV100 painted with the new technology showed a 12-degree Celsius reduction on the exterior and a 5-degree drop in the interior compared to the traditionally painted version. With advancing technology, these cooling effects are expected to improve even further.
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