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March 23, 2022 10:35 AM

Nissan sticks with hybrid plan as rivals go all-electric

Nissan is betting that demand for combustion-engine cars will remain as it sticks with its hybrid plan.

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    The Qashqai compact SUV e-Power, is one of the three hybrid models that Nissan is launching this year.

    Nissan is betting a proportion of customers in Europe will still want combustion-engine vehicles after 2030 and plans to keep selling full-hybrid models even as rivals plan to move to full-electric vehicles.

    “The question is: how quick will Europe be only EV?” asked Guillaume Cartier, head of the Nissan region that includes Europe, in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

    “Some countries like the UK have drastic regulations where it’s possible even hybrids will be banned after 2030, but central Europe will totally different.”
     

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    Nissan’s commitment to offer 100 percent electrified vehicles – meaning either EVs or hybrids -- after 2030 is similar to the approach taken by fellow Japanese automaker Toyota, which has said it will offer “at least 50 percent” zero emissions vehicles in Europe by 2030

    Nissan is launching three hybrid models this year: the Qashqai compact SUV e-Power, the Juke hybrid small SUV and the X-Trail e-Power midsize SUV.

    Nissan’s e-Power technology is an alternative hybrid drivetrain to that used by rivals including Toyota and alliance partner Renault in that the 1.5-liter combustion engine does not directly link to the driven wheels. Instead, the powertrain directly charges an on-board battery which powers a motor that drives the wheels. This is known as a 'series' set-up in which the engine does not directly power the wheels.

    Nissan says the technology delivers a driving experience more akin to that of a pure electric vehicle.

    The Juke hybrid meanwhile uses a more conventional hybrid drivetrain shared with the Renault Captur E-Tech. Renault is one of many mainstream car makers to have made a pledge to drop combustion engines by 2030.

    Ford has also promised to go all electric by the same date, along with Peugeot and Fiat. Opel/Vauxhall has committed to an earlier EV-only start date of 2028. Across Stellantis’ brands in Europe, 70 percent of sales will be pure EV by 2030 CEO Carlos Tavares has said.

    Meanwhile, the Volkswagen brand will ditch its last combustion engine vehicles in 2035, by which time automakers must achieve a 100 percent cut in CO2 emissions compared to 2021 levels, the European Union has said.

    Nissan will launch 15 electric vehicles in Europe by 2030, Cartier said at a presentation for journalists held in Madrid. Models include:

    • An SUV replacement for the Leaf compact to be built at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, England, expected around 2024.
    • The upmarket Ariya midsize SUV due later this summer.
    • The electric Townstar compact van based on the Renault Kangoo dues this year that replaces the e-NV200 van.
    • A replacement for the Micra small car built on the Alliance CMF-BEV small electric car platform and due in 2024 or 2025.

    Nissan would not give a prediction on the mix will between hybrids and pure electric by 2030.

    “We know what we think but like any forecast we will be wrong for sure,” Francois Bailly, head of planning for the region that includes Europe, told Automotive News Europe.

    “Today in the industry we are facing the dilemma of looking 10 years ahead when we don’t know the next crisis in one month.”

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