I think management at Nissan doesn't believe in hybrids and this NAH is half baked effort just to make a "me too" statement to get them over until "hybrid fad goes away" and everything goes back to good old days. I also remember reading somewhere that contract for Toyo Synergy drive used in Nissan cars is short term and it won't be extended, which is a real pity since Toyota cars won't have federal tax credit soon and Nissan has a long way to reach the limits, so it could be good alternative. I used to own Nissan 240SX and that car was pretty reliable, lasting 13 years/about 250k miles with 1 tranny rebuild and 2 master cylinders as the only major repairs.