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In a  marketing marriage made in public relations heaven, Nissan's zero-emissions, fuel-cell electric SUV is going to be running around California's capital for the next year emblazoned with ads for Coca-Cola Zero.


Nissan and Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Inc. have signed the first North American commercial lease agreement for one of the automaker's X-Trail FCVs - which have been used in test fleets in California and Japan for several years.


The SUV, based on the X-Trail small SUV sold in Asia and Europe, uses Nissan's proprietary hydrogen fuel cell to produce electricity to power an all-electric drive system.


Test vehicles, including several based at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento, have racked up close to 300,000 collective miles. Nissan says one of the SUVs accounts for almost a third of the total - testimony to the potential of fuel-cell vehicles to meet real-world reliability demands.
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Tags: FCEV, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leases Fuel Cell Vehicle, Nissan X Trail FCV

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Nissan Signs First U.S. Commercial Lease for its Hydrogen Fuel Cell SUV was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.