article thumbnail

Nissan global EV sales surpass 1-million-unit milestone

Green Car Congress

Global sales of Nissan Motor electric vehicles have surpassed the 1-million unit milestone. Since its launch in December 2010, the Nissan LEAF has sold more than 650,000 units worldwide. In 2022, Nissan started sales of the Nissan Ariya all-electric crossover. advanced driver support.

Nissan 195
article thumbnail

Nissan to share and modularize core EV and e-POWER powertrain components; X-in-1

Green Car Congress

Nissan unveiled its new approach to electrified powertrain development, which it calls “X-in-1”. Through the X-in-1 approach, Nissan aims to increase further the competitiveness of its EV and e-POWER vehicles. Through the X-in-1 approach, Nissan aims to increase further the competitiveness of its EV and e-POWER vehicles.

Nissan 259
article thumbnail

Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., To use limited and valuable resources more effectively, since 2010 Nissan has been working from the design stage to reduce the amount of heavy rare-earth elements (REEs) in motor magnets. The testing is aimed at enabling practical application of the new process by the mid-2020s.

Nissan 391
article thumbnail

Nissan LEAF first electric car to pass 400,000 unit sales

Green Car Congress

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has led the way in making the excitement and convenience of electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. The number of LEAF vehicles sold since 2010 is enough to save 3.8

Nissan 345
article thumbnail

Nissan expands R&D with new Safety Advancement Lab in North America

Green Car Congress

Nissan has expanded its Michigan-based engineering center, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), with a more than $40-million Safety Advancement Lab for vehicle safety testing. The new lab brings more efficiency to the vehicle development process and furthers Nissan’s goal of reaching a future with virtually zero fatalities.

article thumbnail

Nissan global EV sales surpass 1-million-unit milestone

Electric Cars Report

Japanese automaker Nissan announces that its global sales of electric vehicles have surpassed the 1 million unit milestone. Since its launch in December 2010, the Nissan LEAF has sold more than 650,000 units worldwide. The model, currently sold in approximately 50 markets centering on Japan, the U.S.

Nissan 98
article thumbnail

Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. As a pioneer of zero-emission vehicles, since 2010 Nissan has sold more than 500,000 units of the all-electric Nissan LEAF globally, with more than 150,000 of those in Japan.

Japan 186