Nissan Releases ATLAS 20 Diesel - Hybrid Truck in Japan.

TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today released a hybrid version of its Atlas 20 light commercial vehicle in Japan. Compared with a conventional Atlas 20 diesel-engine model, the Atlas 20 Hybrid achieves a 35% improvement in fuel economy in M15 mode and improvements of 10% to 20% in normal city driving. The vehicle?s CO2 emissions drop by 25% in M15 mode. M15 mode is the standard used in Japan for measuring the fuel efficiency of urban heavy-duty vehicles.