‘NISSAN North
America, Inc., says a
version of the next. -
Nissan Sentra sedan has
. been certified by the
California Air Resources
-; Board (CARB) as tire
only gasoline-fuelied
vehicle in the world to
ittain the agency’s most
stringent tailpipe emis-
sien levels and zezo .
- evaporative emissions, -.
while fulfilling all OBD
I rosguiremente, :

t.. goes” on ‘sale - late in
Febroary or. early in’ March.
The Ultra - Low

Diagnostic IE) standards enable

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“This shows that modern
technology can move even:
gasoline-powered _—_- vehicles
toward our ultimate goal of a
zero-emission vehicle fleet,”
said CARB Chairman Dr. Alan
Lioyd.

- *Tailpipe emissions from
these” ate are cight times

. Cleaner than an ultra fow emis-
the -

sion «vehicle (ULEV), -
cleanest . gasoline-powered

/ automobile. currently being.
: sold in California.” . :
o... The.2000. Sentra CA (for.
“Cleaner Air"): will only be-
offered for sale early next year

4 cin California. because only
(On-Board “

California mandates the sale of

low-sul fair line.
Fue
higher levels of

fuiphur, which : raakes . attain-

ment‘of super:

levels impossible even with the
i “the.

¢' rest of North |

ingent en

Sentra CA.

“We are working to expand
the avaifability of this technolo-
gy into new vehicles beyond
the Sentra CA,” a Nissan
spokesman said.

“We would like to raarker
such cars elsewhere, but first,
low-sulphur fuel must be made
more widely available. Until
that happens, the Sentra CA

will be offered for sale only in.

California.”

The most significant feature
of the. Sentra CA is. that” it
achieves zero evaporative emis-

sions which some have believed .

ta be an impossible goal. -.
Fuel vapours contain gases

which arc potentially harmful .
to the environment, sep from ~
’ conventional fuel systems con-

stantly — ev en. when the vehi-
cle is Parked,

Some of. dese gases react .
with sunlight to creatz smog,.” ”
which’ has been. linked -to_a°
range of health problems relat-".|" :

ed. eo breathing, including ©

chest pain; ‘coughing, “and.
shortness of breath.

The Seatea CA eliminates :

all of those vapours.

“fn other: words, a Sentra” 7

CA, that. is. driven’ 10 ‘miles.to”
work in the morning and 10»

‘mifes home in the afternoon. ]
would emit fewer harmful »~

vapours, than a typical new car:
sitting in a driveway all day ©
with its engine tumed off,

aid ‘Rob > Strassburger, director a

Veridian“ Corp.

~ NY.,-have joined forces to ve

an’s technology Mayda
1s, ne and coinbines :¢el lar

Transmission shops are oath to.

OS Nisean Sentva CA-

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ozone, the main component ef-smog. Nissan
/ ehiciss are eight times cleaner then an ‘ultra low emiss

“of. government ‘andi
afin for NNAin Washington,
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In addition, the Sentra’ CA-
will include a technology that
actually helps eliminate harm-
ful ground-level czone; ‘which
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em (GPS) c murunicati

cal.

ays
in’ three bones =, creating ‘a

“black box”

over, een pers

can. then’ call” “vehicle's.

occupants in the'car through a
cell linked to. th

transmis this way?
certainly muast*be'a frus
trating experience to
through
inission businéss will frequently
explain to their custoniers that
ions don’t t:° break

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ed mechanism operating in. a

smog.
The radiator of. all Senwa
- CAs “will: be. ‘coated: with

- Engelhard Corp.’ 's PremAir.‘As

ozone-laden air passes cver the
‘radiator, the: PremAir ‘coating
Will convert “ozone motlecal

gency information’“to
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is. said’ to deliver - mo:
“detailed information ' directly
to local autho: Th

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