News Nissan shows how electric vehicles can help fight escalating air pollution

With the Nissan LEAF already saving more than two million metric tons of CO₂ since 2010, electric vehicles are proving to be a sustainable alternative in addressing air pollution.

BANGKOK (March 04, 2019): In Asia and Oceania, approximately four billion people – 92 per cent of Asia and the Pacific’s population – are exposed to air pollution levels that pose a significant health risk1. This was further highlighted with the February 2020 launch of the world’s largest real-time air quality data bank under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), indicating that much of the region remains on ‘unhealthy’ air quality levels. In fact, air pollution is now globally the fifth leading cause of death2 among all heath risks and nine per cent of deaths are attributed to it3.

As the manufacturer of the world’s first mass produced electric vehicle4, Nissan has assessed the impact of the zero emission Nissan LEAF in reducing air pollution since its debut in 2010, while also demonstrating how a move to electric mobility could be part of the solution:

  1. Just one electric vehicle (EV) can save 4.6 metric tons5 of greenhouse gases each year, which is equivalent to planting 209 trees6.
  2. To date 460,000+ Global Nissan LEAF Owners have contributed to:
    • Around 2.1 million metric tons of CO2 saved. To put that in context, more than 81 million trees are needed to process that much CO2 in a year. 
    • Over 13 billion emission-free kilometers7 driven by LEAF owners – the distance of driving to the moon more than 33,800 times8!

With a 55 per cent reduction in current CO2 emissions needed by 2030 to halt global warming9, 2020 could be the catalyst year of change for consumers making choices, like switching to EVs, to have a direct impact on air pollution.

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1 https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-report-outlines-air-pollution-measures-can-save-millions-lives
2 http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/state-global-air-2019-report
3 https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution#air-pollution-is-one-of-the-world-s-leading-risk-factors-for-death
4 https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/release-5227ef5dbab9f1e0871062f0c003e618-nissan-leaf-first-electric-car-to-pass-400k-sales
5 https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
6 http://greenyatra.org/plantatree/offset.php
7 Based on extrapolation of real customer data.
8 https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/moon-distance/en/
9 https://www.fastcompany.com/90272330/global-emissions-must-drop-55-by-2030-to-meet-climate-goals

About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2017, the company sold 5.77 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.9 trillion yen. On April 1, 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30 per cent increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the company plans to extend its leadership in electric vehicles, symbolized by the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34 per cent stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 10.76 million vehicles combined in calendar year 2018.

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