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Nissan’s old car batteries power Fuimicino Airport

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When used batteries are removed from cars, most are recycled. However, Rome’s Fiumicino Airport is using 162 old car batteries to store electricity, as part of a project with Japanese company Nissan.

The project, called Pioneer, uses third- and fourth-generation batteries (30 and 40 kWh) taken from high-mileage vehicles and returned vehicles under warranty. The batteries are being requalified to meet high safety standards. Nissan predicts that these batteries will operate for the next six to seven years.

The Pioneer energy storage units are powered by a 55,000-panel solar farm, which produces up to 31 GWh of clean energy per year for the airport terminal. The total capacity of this energy storage system is 10 MWh, and Nissan has delivered the batteries with a total capacity of 2.1 MWh to system integrator Loccino, which is adapting and integrating them into Enel’s energy storage system.

This is not the first time Nissan has collaborated on such projects, showing that old batteries can still live on but in a different function.

Source: Fiumicino Airport

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Restomod Nissan Micra 350SR

In 2002, Nissan introduced the Micra 350SR, marking the model’s racing history in Japan. Now, Nissan Design Europe has decided to present a restomod edition of the car, which the company would use to promote the new sixth generation Micra.

The car is finished in satin liquid silver with blue and black details, and new graphics inspired by the “=III 23” iconography, which will come on the new Micra and Leaf models. It is equipped with LED headlights like those on the new generation and new 18-inch RAYS wheels.

The interior has also been refreshed with new seats and seat belts, new speakers, an infotainment system with a 9-inch screen, which supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay systems.

When it comes to the powertrain, it is not known whether there have been any changes. However, many believe that Nissan Europe has installed a 3.5-L V6 engine from the Murano, exhaust manifolds from the 350Z, a modified ECU, as well as high-lift camshafts and an intake system from NISMO. The company has not confirmed this.

Source: Nissan

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Restomod Nissan Micra 350SR
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Nissan closes 7 factories and cuts 20,000 jobs

The crisis in the automotive market, which has been going on for a long time, has left consequences for most manufacturers. One of them is Nissan, which presented a recovery plan that includes laying off a large number of workers. According to company representatives, Nissan plans to lay off more than 20,000 employees in the next two years.

2024 was a bad year for the Japanese company, which sold 3.35 million vehicles worldwide, a slight decrease compared to the previous year (3.37 million vehicles). This contributed to an 88 percent drop in operating profit (472 million) and a net loss of $54.5 billion.

The recovery plan, called Re:Nissan, should bring large financial savings ($3.4 billion), and it is not yet known which regions it will cover. The plan includes the closure of seven of 17 factories and cost optimization in the research and development, marketing, management and production departments.

Last year, Nissan tried to merge with Honda, but the proposal was rejected. Now, Nissan’s new CEO Ivan Espinosa believes that the company needs to change its approach to business and that this year should be a year of transition towards profitability and a better future.

Source: Reuters, Photo: EPA-EFE