Nissan Creates New Breakthrough With Cabin Temperature Decreased Paint

Illustration of the development of Nissan car paint. (Photo: Top Gear PH)

JAKARTA - The increase in global average temperatures in the past year, said scientists, has exceeded the safe threshold. In the midst of rising geothermal temperatures, especially during the summer, various automotive manufacturers continue to innovate to increase users' comfort. One of them is Nissan, a Japanese brand who now offers a unique solution to keep the cabin cool when the sun shines hot.

According to a report from the Top Gear PH page, Monday, August 12, Nissan is not just adding advanced features such as starting a car remotely or presenting a ventilated seat. This time, they are developing something really new: a special paint that can help lower the temperature in the car.

In realizing this innovation, Nissan collaborated with Radi-Cool, a company known for its cooling products. They are currently testing the paint, although preliminary testing showed a drop in temperature that had just reached 12 degrees. This is still a big challenge, considering the temperature in the car could soar to more than 50 degrees on a very hot day.

The paint developed by Nissan is referred to as radiation paint, a concept that has actually been applied to buildings, but this is the first time it has been applied to cars. This paint formulation has been optimized with electromagnetic particles that can divert heat from the surface of the car, thereby reducing heat displacement to other parts of the vehicle.

Although this innovation is still in the development stage and takes time before it can be implemented in the latest Nissan model, real-world trials are being carried out at Haneda Airport, where Nissan cars are left under direct sunlight.

This innovation is certainly interesting to wait for, especially for tropical climate countries such as Indonesia, which often faces extreme temperatures during the dry season.