Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Mar. 21, 2015
Glow in the Dark LEAF on the Glow in the Dark Highway. What will Nissan think of next. ;)
A cute release by Nissan in which it shows the company’s LEAF in a unique glow-in-the-dark covering driving along the world's first glow-in-the-dark motorway in Oss, the Netherlands.
Nissan was the first modern passenger car manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to a car to showcase how many customers of the world's best-selling battery electric vehicle are powering their car from solar energy generated at home.
Now they have gone one step further by driving the all-electric Nissan LEAF on the Smart Highway in the Netherlands – the first time a phosphorescent car has been driven on the famous stretch of road. The location of the world's only luminescent highway was fitting, as Nissan has announced an increase in electric vehicle sales of 313 percent in the Netherlands last year.
The Smart Highway project was conceived by designer Daan Roosegaarde to help guide drivers in the dark while saving energy that might otherwise be used in street lighting.
A one-third of a mile stretch of the N329 highway has been upgraded with glowing lines that absorb light during the day and glow for eight hours at night. Here, the landscape becomes an experience of light and information, increasing visibility and safety.
The road's photo-luminescent strips complement this Nissan LEAF's innovative finish. The spray-applied coating absorbs UV energy and other visible radiation during daylight hours and glows for between eight and 10 hours when the sun goes down.
While glowing car paint is already available, as are glow-in-the-dark car wraps, the bespoke, ultraviolet-energized paint created especially for Nissan is unique thanks to its secret formula. It contains a solid, odorless Rare Earth Metal called Strontium Aluminate.
Still cool to see it in motion!
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