Nissan has taken its glow-in-the-dark Leaf to Holland’s glowing “Smart Highway.”
A promotional video shows the luminous Leaf as it drives along the matching highway, which features photo-luminescent surface markings. The lines absorb sunlight during the day and continue to glow for up to ten hours after sunset.
A promotional video shows the luminous Leaf as it drives along the matching highway, which features photo-luminescent surface markings. The lines absorb sunlight during the day and continue to glow for up to ten hours after sunset.
The unique stretch of highway, located near Oss, serves as an experiment to reduce energy usage that would otherwise be required for traditional street lighting.
The Leaf also features a phosphorescent finish, utilizing a strontium aluminate pigment that absorbs ultraviolet rays and glows a blue hue through the night. The finish does not serve any practical purpose, unlike the self-cleaning paint that coats a different promotional Leaf.
The company is using the glowing-road video shoot to highlight the Leaf’s popularity in the Netherlands this year, with sales up by 313 percent. The EV also surpassed 75,000 sales in the US market this week.
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