Japan’s Nissan Is Developing 1st ‘Cool Paint’ For Cars To Keep Drivers Cooler

TOKYO—Nissan demonstrated Tuesday what it called a “cool paint” to keep passengers inside automobiles cooler, although the covering is six times thicker, making commercialization difficult.

The company’s announcement on Tuesday was appropriate, as Japan experienced record-high temperatures.

Nissan Motor Co. tested the paint on vehicles driving around Tokyo’s Haneda airport, which has plenty of unshaded regions, making it an ideal location to evaluate the technology.

Japan’s Nissan Is Developing ‘Cool Paint’ For Cars To Keep Drivers Cooler

The automobiles with the unique paint resembled typical cars but felt substantially cooler to the touch.

According to the company, the cool paint reduced the temperature of the cars’ roof panels by 12 degrees Celsius (22 degrees Fahrenheit) and the interiors by 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit).

Cooling materials are already widely employed in buildings and other applications. Cooler cars can lessen the need for air conditioning and alleviate the effects of heat on engines and electric vehicle batteries.

Toyota Motor Corporation has also been experimenting with paint that lowers cabin temperatures, concentrating on colors that refract sunlight.

Nissan’s cool paint reflects sunlight better and generates electromagnetic waves that block the beams, channeling energy away from the vehicle.

Nissan developed their paint in collaboration with Radi-Cool of China, which created a heat-reducing film, cloth, and coating. Radi-Cool collaborates with other Japanese companies to provide cooler-feeling headgear and sun parasols. Nissan is the only Japanese carmaker that has partnered with Radi-Cool.

Japan’s Nissan Is Developing ‘Cool Paint’ For Cars To Keep Drivers Cooler

Susumu Miura, a manager at Nissan Research Centre, stated that the electromagnetic waves released by the paint had no discernible harmful effects on people’s health. Such waves are all around us, he explained.

“My dream is to create coolers cars without consuming energy,” he told me.

SOURCE | AP