You’ve likely listened that most automakers are going green but Nissan is instep going blue with the extension of its Blue Switch program to the ASEAN locale. The program points to address social concerns by leveraging the one of a kind capabilities of electric vehicles (EVs) for applications past the surface mobility.

Last year, Nissan reported its long-term vision, Nissan Desire 2030, that yearns to provide predominant esteem to clients by engaging society through energized vehicles and innovative advancements. An branch of this to assist the method along is Blue Switch; propelled in 2018 in Japan.

“As a pioneer in EVs, Nissan is committed to promoting new ways to use EVs to contribute to a cleaner world and a sustainable society. Electrification is central to our strategy in ASEAN and the expansion of Blue Switch to our region is a critical milestone in fulfilling our long-term vision for empowering mobility and beyond,” said Isao Sekiguchi, Regional Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Nissan ASEAN.

“Through this initiative, we look forward to building strategic partnerships with local governments and partners in Thailand, the Philippines, and other markets in ASEAN to making this a reality,” added Sekiguchi.

So, what exactly is Blue Switch? Simply put, the program promotes the use of EVs to help communities, from disaster relief efforts to providing energy management solutions.

Nissan’s vision of utilising EVs such as the Nissan Leaf in disaster relief is evident in the recent response to Typhoon Rai that caused power outages in the Philippines. The Leaf assisted distressed communities in Cebu and Tacloban in providing power from its high-capacity battery to charge over 1,000 mobile phones.

Building further on that capacity is Nissan Energy Share that deploys EVs as mobile storage batteries to supply homes and society with electricity. To demonstrate this unique energy management capability of the Nissan Leaf, Nissan has opened ‘Nissan Electrification Experience Centre’ at Samut Prakarn, Thailand.

The centre will serve as a knowledge and experience hub for all public keen to understand the role of Nissan’s EVs beyond mobility. The facility is supported by the Thailand Electricity Generation Authority, and partners, including Delta Electronics Thailand and Nichicon Thailand Co.

Additionally, as part of its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from its production process, the company is encouraging the use of renewable energy at its plants. Nissan Thailand’s Plant 2 features solar rooftop panels that accounts for over 1/3 of the total energy generation of the facility. Generating energy by solar power in a month can help reduce 400 tons of CO2 emission and pollution – equivalent to the carbon emission by 86 cars or planting 566 trees.

Finally, Nissan will moreover see to back the tourism segment by investigating how EV innovation can contribute to decarbonisation and enhancement of the tremendous neighborhood transportation arrange. For occurrence, Nissan is right now working with the Office of Tourism within the Philippines on Secure Trips campaign to advance eco-tourism.