Nissan demonstrated the so-called cold paint, which allows you to keep the car interior cool. Commercial use is complicated by the fact that this layer of paint is six times thicker than normal.

Nissan tested the paint on vehicles operating at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, which has many unshaded areas. The specially painted cars looked like regular cars but were much cooler to the touch.

According to this NissanCool paint lowered the car’s ceiling temperature by 12°C and the interior temperature by 5°C. Cooling materials are already widely used in homes, for example. Cooler cars can reduce air conditioning use and reduce the load on EV motors and batteries.

Cold paint Nissan It was developed in conjunction with Radi-Cool from China because it reflects sunlight better. Radi-Cool has partnered with various other Japanese companies to offer cool hats and sunshades. Nissan is the only Japanese automaker to partner with Radi-Cool.

Susumu Miura, Nissan’s research center director, said: “My dream is to create cooler cars that do not consume energy.”