Nissan has big plans for the next six years, when many new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will compete with cars with internal combustion engines (ICEs) on price. Even though Nissan is committed to making cars with no emissions, it looks like its study into internal combustion engines will move forward at the same time as its Ambition 2030 electrification goals, which were first announced in 2021. This is what will happen in the next few years.
Nissan planned to make 20 electric cars in the next five years, according to its Ambition 2030 plans from 2021. After only three years, there are no more hybrid cars on the market. The Nissan Ariya and the improved Leaf are the only brand-new electric cars. So far, Nissan has stopped making the Titan and Maxima. Nissan showed off a hugely bold new business plan called “The Arc” at the start of the 2024 New York International Auto Show.
The Arc of Nissan’s Strategy
By “fiscal year 2026,” Nissan wants to release 30 new cars, with 14 (or 60%) of those being internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. The 16 new cars that are still to come will be “electrified” with a mix of fully electric and hybrid models. Seven of these will be brand-new types for the US and Canada. Japan, where it is made, plans to make 70% of its cars electric and add five new types to 80% of its lineup. You were hoping that the next GTR would come out or that Fisker would join with another company. Nissan, on the other hand, has announced the release of new plug-in hybrid and e-Power range-extending hybrid cars. The company has also said that 78% of its current UK goods will be improved.
Making cars and having robotics in the family
The shocking news is that Nissan plans to price electric cars, including BEVs, the same as similar ICE models by 2030. Nissan says they will only do this if they can get a 30% discount on the Ariya, which is good for all EVs right now. They plan to do this by putting in place a “family plan,” which is their word for switching to modular car architectures. Nissan says that this method, which starts with a small family car and moves up to more expensive models, should save half of the money. Reports say this will also cut the time it takes to build a new model by four months, the number of trim parts available by seventy percent, and the time it takes to make each vehicle by twenty percent.
To use this modular approach, Nissan plants like the ones in Canton, Mississippi, and Smyrna, Tennessee, will also need to install the Nissan Intelligent Factory concept. This idea was first put forward in 2021, and it will be put into action in 2026 and last until 2030. Because of this, Nissan’s plants will become more automatic, which will cut down on the number of workers needed to save money on labor, which is the most expensive part of making cars. Another plan, called “EV36Zero,” will also work with this one. Making new electric vehicles, batteries, and a microgrid for enterprises that use renewable energy and batteries to store electricity is a “full-circle, carbon-neutral” plan.
Legendary Sold-State Chemistry for New Batteries
New battery chemicals and technologies will be the second most expensive part of new EV costs. They will also save money on other costs. Nissan plans to make Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries “enhanced” by 2028. These batteries will have 50% more energy density and charge rates than the current Ariya. Also, lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries are being made 30% cheaper than the Sakura EV, which is a “Kei Car” (only sold in Japan), also called a “K-car.”
Nissan also plans to release batteries with more energy than the current Li-Ion wet chemistries by the end of the fiscal year in 2028. Solid-state batteries, on the other hand, don’t have wet liquid chemistry. Low-temperature charging and having to mix materials by hand are the main problems. However, Nissan says they have fixed the latter problem, and 3D printing may help with making batteries by hand.
The Arc says it has cash, but it needs more
Nissan thinks that the capital spending and R&D investment ratio to net income will be between 7 and 8%. This is because all of this research will cost money. This number includes the $2.64 billion spent on battery power. By 2026, more than 70% of the company’s sales will come from electric and hybrid cars, which shows that spending on electrification is steadily increasing. During the Arc plan, Nissan also plans to keep its net cash at a “healthy level” of $6.6 billion.
The pictures clearly show the brand-new Nissan Ariya, Nissan Kicks, and Infiniti QX80. These are the first of many new models that Nissan and Infiniti will release in 2024. The Infiniti QX65, Nissan Murano, and Nissan Armada are some other new cars that are set to come out this year. From the images in the teaser video, it’s not possible to tell if the dark models that will be released in the US will be updated versions of the current models or completely new ones. The pictures show a small car with round headlights that might be the future Nissan Micra for other markets. There have also been hints of at least one truck, which could also be for other markets. In 2025, six new models with improvements will be released. In 2026, five more new models with improvements will be released.
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