Glow-in-the-dark driving

Nissan has blazed a trail by driving its unique glow-in-the-dark zero-emission LEAF along the world’s first glow-in-the-dark motorway in Oss, the Netherlands.

Nissan recently became the first modern passenger car manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to a car to showcase how many customers of the world’s best-selling electric vehicle are powering their car from solar energy generated at home.

The Smart Highway

Now Nissan has gone one step further by driving the all-electric Nissan LEAF on the Smart Highway in the Netherlands – the first time a phosphorescent car has been driven on the famous stretch of road.

The location of the world’s only luminescent highway was fitting, as Nissan has also announced an increase in electric vehicle sales of 313% in the Netherlands last year.

Turning the lights out

The innovative Smart Highway project was conceived by designer Daan Roosegaarde. His idea was to help guide drivers in the dark while saving energy that might otherwise be used in street lighting.

‘The glowing lines on the Smart Highway replace standard street lighting to reduce electrical energy consumption. To have the world’s first glow-in-the-dark car on our road is a privilege, and it mirrors goals that we want to achieve with our Smart Highway.’

Daan Roosegaarde, designer