Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.Learn more.
Watch out Tesla – Nissan going big on electric vehicles
In This Article
Nissan has big plans for its electric vehicles division, with £13.2 billion of investment planned over the next five years.
The Japanese automotive giant has justannouncedits ‘Ambition 2030’ vision, and EVs are at its core. As part of the plan, Nissan will invest 2 trillion yen (around £13.2 billion or $17.6 billion) to accelerate its electrification process over the next five years.
During this period the company will launch 23 new electrified models and 15 new EVs, with a target of 50% electrification across the Nissan and INFINITI ranges by 2030. What’s more, 20 of those new electrified vehicles should arrive in the next five years.
As a result of this push, Nissan hopes to increase sales of its electric vehicles by 75% in Europe and by 40% in the US over the next decade.
Nissan has also revealed that it plans to launch EVs running on its proprietary all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) by 2028. These solid state batteries will apparently reduce charging time to one-third, and will make EVs more efficient and cost-effective to run.
It plans to bring the cost of battery packs down to $75 per kWh by 2028, and beyond that to $65 per kWh, which would achieve price parity between electric vehicles and and traditional gas guzzlers – somethingall EV companiesare avidly pursuing.
Back at the start of 2021, Nissan claimed that it wanted all of its brand new car ranges to be electric by the early 2030s. It also outlined its goal to be carbon neutral by 2050.
You might like…
Jon is a seasoned freelance writer who started covering games and apps in 2007 before expanding into smartphones and consumer tech, dabbling in lifestyle and media coverage along the way. Besides bein…
Founded in 2003, Trusted Reviews exists to give our readers thorough, unbiased and independent advice on what to buy.
Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.
Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.
We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.
Why trust our journalism?
Founded in 2003, Trusted Reviews exists to give our readers thorough, unbiased and independent advice on what to buy.
Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.
Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.
We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.
