The Nissan Tino Hybrid Car

The Nissan Tino was originally a standard petrol driven car which due to it popularity was re-invented into a hybrid petrol and electric powered car. The objectives of this re-invention were simple, to redesign a current car to be less petrol dependant and to also be able to recharge its electrical components self sufficiently. The current status of the Nissan Tino is that it is in production and distribution, after being launched in December 2000 the Nissan Tino was put into domestic production as of march 2000.

The Primary aspect of sustainable technology that the Nissan Tino is related to it the ever growing consumption of petrol and diesel fuels across the globe. The Nissan Tino like many other new Hybrid cars are designed to lower and event eliminate the need for petrol or diesel fuel sources with all cars. As most people are aware petrol is running out and within the next 10-15 years it is quite likely that is will be all but gone. As stated below in the Insider we rely on petrol too much and when it runs out we will be in for some serious problems. Also in the second comment from the IMI (institute of Motor Industry) the say that bio fuels are the was of the future
‘In the 21st Century we rely on oil (petrol) and gas for transport - cars, lorries, ships, aircraft - as well as electrical power. We cannot survive without oil and gas, and when the supply runs out the great engine of Western civilization will finally grind to a halt. We are heading for an event that will be remembered as one of the great disasters of human history, and life is going to get harder for everybody as the day of reckoning draws nearer.’
‘So, for its part, is the motor industry any closer to seeing the way through to salvation? Short of the fuel cell revolution, biofuels seem to offer the best ecological sense. Grow plants, render down their stored energy and turn it into a combustible liquid, the next batch of plants meanwhile helping to soak up any CO2 produced in the combustion process. Neat as nature could plan it for the planet.’

The Alternatives to hybrid car like the Nissan Tino are systems like Bio-fuels like Biodiesel which use chemicals to make other oils suitable to run a diesel car, another option is to use fully electric cars although this still uses petrol as due to power plants using it to run there generator, although that could change if or when nuclear power becomes the normal standard for a power plant.
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel which can be made using a simple chemical process from waste vegetable oil. It can be used directly in any diesel engine, either neat or mixed in any ratio with petroleum diesel.
It is a green fuel, does not contribute to the carbon dioxide (CO2) burden and produces drastically reduced engine emissions. It is non-toxic and biodegradable.
Biodiesel has a much higher lubricity than petroleum diesel and its use can prolong engine life...
There have been other alternative fuel sources like a water powered car and a full electric powered car. The electric car that lotus created utilized a full electric system although had a top speed of only 90mph. these other fueling systems are currently not widely used compared to the hybrid and biofuel opinions.

The political and financial effects of hybrid car are quite wide spread from the tax on petrol to the impending diminishment of the world oil supplies.
With the oil supplies running out it is evident that the financial cost of producing and supplying fuel to the numerous countries, this has repercussions on the price and tax that is put onto fuel prices.
Hybrid cars will have a serious effect on the increasing need for oil and once hybrid car become the standard rather than the exception, this will lower the use of oil thereby lengthening the supply’s and giving engineers and scientist the chance to improve and perfect fully renewable energy and fuel sources so that out dependence on oil for thing like cars and electricity generating will be a thing of the past.

Appendix

http://www.theinsider.org/news/article.asp?id=0423
http://www.motor.org.uk/magazine/articles/alternative-energy-return-of-the-has-beans--76.html
http://www.biofuelsystems.com/biodiesel/information.htm