Nissan Motor Co. said it has developed a new type of paint that significantly reduces the temperature inside vehicles parked in direct sunlight.
The surface of a car coated with the innovative material remains up to 12 degrees cooler than that of a vehicle with standard paint, tests showed.
The company said the coating material can help rein in the temperature rise not only on the car’s body but also in the vehicle when exposed to direct sunlight.
Is this revolutionary invention called white paint?
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With 6 times thicker paint there’s a chance it also wouldn’t rust like a proper Nissan and we can’t have that, now can we
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At the… Ugh idk. They all have super thin paint nowadays. Especially the more expensive brands.
This is the best part of the article.
After driving ambulance during Australian summers, in the Great Victorian Desert, this would assist so much with operating temperatures. A literal life-saver, if the AC ever broke, also.
It’s staggering to me the number of black cars being sold in hot countries like Australia. Not to mention just how hard they are to see against the background of a bitumen road.
In some countries, you get a penalty on insurance depending on the car color, with maximum penalty reserved for black cars.
Okay that’s racistLol. Wouldn’t want to see that applied to people although I can imagine the rhetoric.
How is it with silver and grey? Do you get a heavy penalty for them too? If it rains, snow and/or are foggy can it be very tricky to see silver and grey cars.
I’m not really sure. I think white and red are the cheapest.
Growing up I remember hearing that red cars were the most expensive for insurance, as owners of red cars had the highest incidence of speeding and dangerous driving.
Red is the cheapest? It’s also a rather nice color, no?
White is fine too.
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Everyone wants to be Mr Black.
Veeerry reflective white paint. Probably not street legal
That paint’s name…?
A mirror, the car is now mirrorball.
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