Nissan Monday presented the details of a complete plan for the launch of dozens of electrified Nissan models under the Infiniti brand by the end of this decade.
The plan, called Nissan Ambition 2030 is an important block of Nissan’s overall strategy to make its products carbon-neutral by 2050. It calls for 2 trillion Japanese yen, or approximately $17.6 million, to be invested in the next five year.
Nissan plans to use a portion of the funds for developing solid-state battery technology. This will allow Nissan to bring its products on the market in 2028. However, the bulk of those funds will be used for new vehicle development. Nissan confirmed that 23 models will be electrified under the Infiniti and Nissan brands by 2030. 15 of these vehicles will be electric.
These vehicles may be in your future. Nissan stated that 20 vehicles, including EVs as well as series hybrids will be available in the next five-years. Nissan calls the series hybrids e-Power. They are EVs that are powered by a mixture of energy regeneration and a tiny internal combustion engine. This small engine acts merely as a generator.
Nissan has revealed its Chill-Out (hang-out), Max-Out (surf-out) concept cars to show you what it can do. The production details of the Chill-Out coupe-like crossover were not disclosed, but it is believed to be the Nissan’s electric crossover confirmed at Sunderland in July.
The Hang-Out, a rugged crossover designed for young families, is more suitable. Surf-Out pickup trucks have a one-cab, removable canopy and a more lifestyle-oriented body. Max-Out roadsters are sleek and low-slung with two-seat capacity.
Nissan electric-vehicle platform
Nissan will continue to use lithium-ion batteries in the future, however it will be using cobalt free designs by 2028 to lower the price by 65%. Nissan will soon introduce solid-state battery technology around that time. It promises lower charges and faster charging.
Nissan expects that its solid state batteries will run at $75 per kilowatthour in 2028. Nissan also plans to lower this price to $65/kwh by 2028. In the meantime, it will be able build EVs at the cost of internal-combustion models. On average, current battery prices are $130 per kwh.
Nissan will continue to expand its battery manufacturing capacity with partners. Automaker Nissan targets 52 gigawatts-hours in 2026 and 130 GWH by 2030. Nissan calls these EV Hubs, and some of the batteries plants will be constructed at the same locations as their vehicle plants. First, the Sunderland facility is where Nissan and Envision AESC will add another battery plant to supplement the existing Sunderland-based plant that supplies batteries to Leafs.
Artist’s impression for the Envision AESC Battery Plant to Be Built in Sunderland. United Kingdom
In the realm of self driving vehicles, Nissan stated that they will increase the availability of their ProPilot driver assist system to other vehicles. The ProPilot is level 2 on the SAE scale. Because it requires continuous monitoring, it ranks low in self-driving ability. Nissan stated that it would continue to improve self-driving technology, and will equip any future vehicles with lidar sensors.
