Nissan is pressing ahead with a €40m investment at two sites that are supporting its ambition of selling only all-electric vehicles in Europe by 2030.
Today EVs represent 16% of Nissan’s total sales in Europe.
The latest investment will support the upgrade of facilities at its London-based Nissan Design Europe (NDE) as well as the nearby Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE), which is focused on autonomous driving through its latest study, evolvAD.
The company plans to introduce 27 new electric vehicles by 2030, with two new models already confirmed for Europe, and is also introducing cobalt-free technology to bring down the cost of EV batteries by 65% by 2028, while its proprietary all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) will reduce charging times by a third by 2028.
Guillaume Cartier, Nissan Chairperson for the AMIEO region, said, “With breakthroughs in battery technology, electric vehicles will become even more accessible, and Nissan will continue to champion EV as the best way to provide cleaner, simpler and more affordable mobility.”
