Η Nissan ετοίμασε μια βαφή που λαμπυρίζει στο σκοτάδι [w/videos]

19:52 12/2/2015 - Πηγή: AutoBlog

Η Nissan ανακοίνωσε σήμερα πως σε συνεργασία με τον εφευρέτη Hamish Scott, έχει ετοιμάσει μια ειδική βαφή που λαμπυρίζει στο σκοτάδι. Περιγράφεται ως μια ψεκαστής επίστρωσης υπεριώδους-ενεργή βαφή που απορροφά ενέργεια από την UV ακτινοβολία την ημέρα και κάνει το αυτοκίνητο να φωτίζει για περίπου 8 με 10 ώρες κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας.

Η βαφή είναι κατασκευασμένη από οργανικά υλικά, περιέχοντας και αργιλικό στρόντιο, ένα στερεό άοσμο υλικό, βιολογικά

και χημικά αδρανές. Σε αντίθεση με τα γνωστά προφυλακτικά που βρίσκονται ήδη στην αγορά, η Nissan ανακοίνωσε πως η βαφή αυτή δεν θα κυκλοφορήσει άμεσα, και αν ποτέ συμβεί, θα μπορεί να φωσφορίζει στο σκοτάδι για περίπου 25 χρόνια. Η Nissan δεν είναι η πρώτη φορά που ετοιμάζει μια ειδική βαφή, μιας και παλαιότερα έχει παρουσιάσει και μια βαφή που δεν λερώνεται.

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Nissan is first car maker to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint

EV pioneer Nissan is first manufacturer to partner with similarly innovative inventor to create paint that uses UV energy absorbed during daylight to glow at nightIncreasing numbers of LEAF owners expanding sustainability efforts by installing solar panels to their homesVideo showing glow-in-the-dark car launched at http://youtu.be/nKj2sEpg1xg

Nissan has become the first manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to showcase how its market-leading, all-electric LEAF is helping more and more people convert to solar energy at home.

The manufacturer worked with inventor, Hamish Scott, creator of STARPATH, which is a spray-applied coating that absorbs UV energy during the day so that it 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-energised paint created especially for Nissan is unique thanks to its secret formula made up of entirely organic materials. It contains a very rare natural earth product called Strontium Aluminate, which is solid, odourless and chemically and biologically inert.

Various third-party companies have applied non-organic glow-in-the-dark paint to vehicles before but Nissan is the first car maker to directly apply such technology. Nissan’s unique paint, if made commercially available, would last for 25 years.

With running costs of just two pence* or less per mile to run, the UK’s 7,500 plus Nissan LEAF owners have reported significant savings and are using the money they save on a wide variety of items; among the more popular of these are solar panels for the home, which decreases the household carbon footprint and means owners are also effectively charging their vehicle for free.

Research revealed recently by Nissan showed that 89% of LEAF owners charge their cars at home overnight. Although solar panels do not store energy or provide it outside of daylight, any leftover power generated during the day is fed back into the national grid and homeowners can get a Government payment for it, meaning that the overnight charge is already paid for.

LEAF owner Ian Finch is one of those who has combined the savings offered by running an all-electric vehicle with solar panels to power his home.

“Running the Nissan LEAF costs a sixth of the amount we’d pay to run a diesel or petrol car,” he said. “Overall, we are probably using 25% less electricity thanks to our solar panels and it’s a fantastic experience to be able to drive the LEAF using electricity that’s been produced completely for free.”

To hear more on LEAF charging using solar energy, see the full interview with Ian here: http://youtu.be/xM9XRn1amqQ

Nissan Motor GB Limited EV manager, Paul O’Neill, said: “The Nissan LEAF is a shining beacon of sustainability and the future of motoring. Not only is it saving our customers money in running costs but it we are now seeing how it is helping people become more environmentally sensitive by reducing their carbon footprint.”

See more of Nissan’s glow-in-the-dark car by viewing http://youtu.be/nKj2sEpg1xg