Nissan planning new fuel-cell vehicle

TOKYO – Nissan Motor Co. announced plans Monday to launch a next-generation fuel cell vehicle in the early 2010s in Japan and North America as part of its mid-term environmental strategy.

Nissan Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga said at a Tokyo press conference outlining the company’s “Nissan Green Program 2010″ that it will introduce from fiscal year 2010 gasoline engine technologies that will enhance fuel economy and at the same time reduce carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to diesel engine levels.

The company aims to introduce a new fuel-cell vehicle using an improved fuel stack