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Nissan Developing iPhone App for Electric Car Owners
By: Michelle Maisto
2009-07-30
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Nissan has developed a prototype iPhone app for the electric car that it will unveil on Aug. 2. The Nissan application will offer convenience and energy efficiency, allowing drivers to remotely monitor the batterys charge, as well as turn on the air conditioner before they get behind the wheel.The Apple iPhone is great for e-mailing, messaging, chatting, watching
videos and staying in touch with colleagues and friends. Now, Nissan is looking to add
communicating with your car to that list.
IDG news service
reports that the Japanese car maker has developed a prototype iPhone
application that allows electric
car owners to dial into their vehicles to perform tasks such as checking
the status of the lithium-ion battery.
A person shopping, for example, could know whether the battery was fully
charged before returning to the vehicle. According to IDG, the vehicle can also
send information to the iPhone regarding the amount of time required for a full
charge and the approximate cost.
The app can also help drivers make the most efficient use of a full charge.
Instead of making a quick drain on the battery by getting behind the wheel of a
roasting car and blasting the air conditioneror likewise the heater on a cold
daythe iPhone app can allow a driver to turn on the heater or air conditioner
before arriving at the vehicle, allowing it to cool or warm gradually.
Additionally, turning on the air conditioner while the car is still at the
charging station means energy for the air conditioner can come from the power
source, instead of the battery.
The prototype is reportedly part of Nissans research toward the 2010 debut of
an electric car for use in Japan
and North America. IDG reports the car will be unveiled
on Aug. 2.
On Aug. 8, Nissan will officially open a new global headquarters in Yokohama.
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