Nissan has announced plans for 30 new cars by 2026, 16 of which will be electric as demand for battery-powered vehicles has increased in recent months.
Japanese car manufacturers announced on Monday Seven all-new models will be reserved for the U.S. and Canada, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many of the upcoming vehicles would be fully electric.
Nissan also hinted in a press release that “e-POWER and plug-in hybrid models” that use a mix of electricity and fuel will be introduced in the Americas.
As it stands, Nissan’s only fully electric vehicle offerings are the Ariya SUV and Leaf, with starting prices of $43,190 and $28,140, respectively.
Nissan’s further foray into electric vehicle manufacturing comes after the company announced in 2021 that it would build 23 EVs by 2030. The paper said 15 of those vehicles will still be fully electric rather than hybrids that use internal combustion engines. The Verge.
It’s unclear whether Nissan’s latest announcement is an expansion of its 2021 plans.
At the time, the auto giant also said that 50% of its vehicles would be “electrified” by the end of 2010. Monday’s announcement raised that forecast to 60%.
Representatives for Nissan did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Nissan’s push to offer more EV products comes as demand for high-tech vehicles is recovering after a lull in sales.
A record 317,000 EVs were sold in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 40% compared to the same period in 2022. NBC The report cited data from Cox Automotive.
According to NBC, automakers have invested billions of dollars in electric vehicles in recent years due to green incentives introduced by President Joe Biden’s administration.
Most recently, Biden cracked down on gasoline-powered vehicles with new Environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at ensuring that more than two-thirds of cars and light trucks sold are electric or hybrid by 2032. .
EPA rules place strict limits on tailpipe pollution, and the EPA predicts that by eight years from now, 56% of new cars sold in the U.S. will be electric vehicles, and 13% will be plug-in hybrids or other partial vehicles. It is said that this can be achieved with electric vehicles. .
This means that current EV sales will increase significantly from 7.6% of new car sales last year (5.8% in 2022).
The EPA said the rule is separate from, but aligned with, the Biden administration’s 2021 goal of making 50% of all new U.S. cars sold in 2030 zero-emission vehicles. It was also mentioned that.
