Qashqai hybrids boost Nissan’s electrification drive

Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50 per cent electrified sales in Europe by FY23, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 DiG-T petrol equipped with mild hybrid technology, but it also represents the European debut of e-POWER, Nissan’s powertrain that draws technologies from the company’s pioneering Nissan LEAF electric vehicle.

2020 updates for the Nissan Leaf

Nissan has announced the start of production for the MY20 Leaf range, which includes a new entry-grade 62kWh model and lower ‘On the Road’ pricing for the range-topping Tekna e+.

Bright Spark

Hyundai has made a lot of the running in green cars in the last few years. It has been catching up with Toyota in hybrids, and Nissan and Renault in electrics, and in some areas, it has been nosing ahead. One of those areas is efficiency, with Hyundai apparently being capable of squeezing more miles […]

Nissan Leaf production hits half a million

Nissan has marked the production of the 500,000th Leaf, the world’s first mass-market 100 per cent electric car. The milestone was achieved at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, England, almost a decade after the model first went on sale. The plant has built more than 175,000 Leaf cars since it began producing the model in 2013.

Nissan dealers gear up for “green flash” EV number plates

Nissan says that its dealers are preparing for the arrival of a new kind of number plate this autumn. The plates are being brought in especially for electric vehicles and have a green flash on the left-hand side to highlight the fact that EVs are emission-free.