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04-26-2014, 01:26 AM
The End of the Car Wash? Nissan Develops 'Self-Cleaning' Vehicle
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Nissan unveiled a new prototype that could potentially do away with car washes on Thursday.
The car maker is experimenting with a special super-hydrophobic paint called Ultra-Ever Dry that it's billing as "self-cleaning" for cars. It has been specially engineered to be extremely water- and oil-resistant by UltraTech International.
See also: The 12 Most Expensive Cars at the New York Auto Show (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/new-york-auto-show-expensive-cars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Nissan unveiled a new prototype that could potentially do away with car washes on Thursday.
The car maker is experimenting with a special super-hydrophobic paint called Ultra-Ever Dry that it's billing as "self-cleaning" for cars. It has been specially engineered to be extremely water- and oil-resistant by UltraTech International.
See also: The 12 Most Expensive Cars at the New York Auto Show (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/new-york-auto-show-expensive-cars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"By creating a protective layer of air between the paint and environment, it effectively stops standing water and road spray from creating dirty marks on the car's surface," the car maker said in a statement Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/self-cleaning-nissan-**te/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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