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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Nissan's New Eco Gas Pedal to Push Back

This has been the strangest idea that we heard in the fight against poor energy efficiency . It seems Nissan is working on an accelerator which will push back if a pilot attempts to "floor" and accelerate too quickly

A rapid acceleration, of course, is a heavy burden on fuel economy, and Nissan says the system could mileage by up to 5% -10% in calculating the rate most effective acceleration.

We have a major problem with this system: If you're in a risky situation and the need to accelerate quickly to avoid it, you're out of luck.

However, Nissan said it will allow drivers to turn off the system manually.

Nissan gas pedals to push back when drivers floor it (USA Today)

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