The Japanese manufacturer Nissan intends to stop the development of almost all of its gasoline engines in order to concentrate its efforts on its electrification.
Posted at 5:45 p.m.
The information, obtained by the Japanese daily Nikkei, is also based on the fact that the European Euro 7 emission standards, which will be applied from 2025, will make the design costs clearly too high for Nissan. Instead, the manufacturer prefers to focus on hybrid and fully electric mechanics.
Only North American pickups will soon benefit from slight improvements to their powertrains. This will technically affect only one model in Canada: the Frontier midsize pickup.
Nissan announced a few months ago an ambitious electrification plan based on investments totaling the equivalent of 22.5 billion CAN. Electrification targets are modest, however, with the brand aiming for just 40% all-electric sales by 2030.
For now, Nissan markets a single electric model, the subcompact Leaf, a pioneer of its kind. It will be accompanied in the fall by the long-awaited Ariya, a compact SUV that has the potential to substantially increase the manufacturer’s sales of electric vehicles. However, no hybrid model is present or announced to enlarge the Canadian offer.