Nissan and Waseda University announced the start of testing in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity rare-earth compounds from electrified vehicle motor magnets. The testing is aimed at enabling practical application of the new process by the mid-2020s. The automotive industry is promoting vehicle electrification to tackle climate change and to realize a carbon-neutral...

4 September 2021

Nissan has announced its plans to create the EV36Zero - a project that will evolve around the existing Nissan plant in Sunderland, UK to become the world's first EV manufacturing ecosystem. The initial investment will be £1 billion, including Nissan, Envision AESC, and the Sunderland City Council. Of those, up to £423 million will be invested to produce a new-generation all-electric vehicle in the UK, building on...

1 July 2021

The Nissan LEAF has been named "Best Used Electric Car" in the inaugural Electrifying.com Awards 2021. Both generations of LEAF, which as a model first launched in 2010, were recognized in the awards that celebrate the electric cars, innovations and developments that represent significant achievements in their fields. When it was launched in 2010, the LEAF was the world's first mainstream all-electric passenger...

13 May 2021

Nissan announced that the production of the MY20 Leaf range will start on November 16. The range includes a new entry-grade 62 kWh model and a lower "On the Road" pricing for the top of the range Tekna e+ trim. The new features for MY2020 include the introduction of an Intelligent Rearview Mirror on Tekna models, shark fin antenna as standard from N-Connecta, Blindspot Intervention on all grades, and the addition of...

27 October 2020

As planned, Nissan unveiled the 2021 Nissan Ariya today. The concept vehicle was introduced in October 2019, during the 46th Tokyo Motor Show as the ultimate representation of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. It builds upon the Nissan IMx Concept which dates back to 2017 and will be the base for a number of new electric vehicles from Nissan and Renault. The concept vehicle was also a guest at CES 2020 in January this...

15 July 2020

Nissan CEO, Makoto Uchida, said that the production version of the all-electric Nissan Ariya crossover will be presented on July 15. It will initially be available in Japan, with China, Europe, and the US to follow (eventually). The Nissan Ariya Concept was introduced in October 2019, during the 46th Tokyo Motor Show as the ultimate representation of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. t builds upon the Nissan IMx Concept...

30 June 2020