The Nissan Micra Thread

Nissan steps up its EV game with 19 new models coming by 2030

Nissan is giving its electrification plans a decent upgrade with 27 electrified vehicles in total to reach markets by 2030. Out of those, 19 vehicles are all-electric models which is 4 more than the company initially planned for back in 2021 when it announced its “Nissan Ambition 2030” strategy.

Although the company is not sharing any official information yet about the new electric vehicles, we already know what’s coming. Thanks to earlier reports and various teasers from the company we know the 3rd generation Nissan Leaf is on its way. It won’t be a 5-door hatchback though, the new Leaf is turning into a crossover.

There is a new electric spiritual successor to the Nissan Micra coming as well. This one will be closely related to the upcoming Renault 5 and the two will share the majority of the components. Electric versions of Nissan Juke and Nissan Qashqai are on the way as well.

After the apparent success of the new e-power X-Trail, Nissan is planning to bring an all-electric version of it some time between 2025 and 2027. On top of that there is an urban EV planned for South Africa, possibly based on the new electric Renault 4 and there is China-only all-new EV that’s coming in 2024.

https://www.arenaev.com/nissan_steps_up_its_ev_game_with_19_new_models_coming_by_2030-news-1482.php

 
The Nissan Concept 20-23 is a bewinged electric hot hatch

Designers celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe in London with a bonkers city car concept

As you might be able to tell from those wheel arches, it’s very unlikely that this all-electric, three-door Nissan hot hatch concept will ever make production. Boo. Come on Nissan, you know you want to.

Known as the Concept 20-23, this thing has been designed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe in London, and we’re told that it’s inspired by Formula E, online sim racing and Nissan’s hatchback heritage.

“The young team here at NDE was given a simple brief: design a fun electric city car that you’d like to drive every day in London,” said Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan’s senior vice president for global design. “The 20-23 Concept that they designed is a compact hatchback which is strongly influenced by the online racing world. I love the story it tells about how the worlds of modern city living, online gaming and zero emissions mobility intersect.”

The concept features some serious aero addenda with a hefty front lip spoiler, ultra-wide arches and that huge rear wing. And we’re not quite sure what that roof scoop is feeding air to, but it looks cool. There’s a clean look to the LED lighting front and rear too, which perhaps could be one part of the 20-23’s design that makes production in the future.

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The Nissan Concept 20-23 is a bewinged electric hot hatch

Designers celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe in London with a bonkers city car concept
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Tomorrow’s Micra? Nissan Concept 20-23 signals all-electric future in Europe

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida said the company had no reverse gear for electric vehicles, despite the UK government rowing back on its petrol and diesel car ban.

"More than a million customers have already joined our journey and experienced the fun of a Nissan electric vehicle," said the Nissan boss.

"There is no turning back now," he added.

Uchida's pledge came just days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak enraged green campaigners and the car industry by postponing a proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars by five years from 2030 to 2035.

But he insisted it would not affect UK targets to hit net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century.

 
Nissan Micra (2018-2022) Buyer’s Guide

The Nissan Micra nameplate is no more, but the underappreciated 5th-gen (K14) version of the compact hatchback can offer strong value on the used market today.

Although the South African new-vehicle market missed out on the initial 2 generations of the Micra, Nissan’s compact hatchback/supermini became familiar to many local motorists. Ultimately, this nameplate enjoyed an 18-year run in the country, kicking off with the K12 model in 2004.

The 4th-gen (K13) Micra – which was known as the March in various other countries, including Japan – followed in 2011, before morphing into the prolonged-lifecycle Micra Active in 2017. The 5th-gen (K14) model finally arrived in Mzansi in the following year; it was described as a “massive progression” and shared plenty of oily bits with the Renault Clio IV (courtesy of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance).

 
This really is the brand-new, all-electric Nissan Micra

‘Daring’ new Renault 5-based supermini is back, and it’s running on electrons only

Yes, it really is. And yes, fully electric. Welcome to the brand-new Nissan Micra: a car described as “audacious” by its makers, and one that brings a little character back into the small car game.

A game run by the spangly new Renault 5, of course. This one’s spun off the same platform – Nissan and Renault being 'Alliance' partners, you remember – designed by the Japanese carmaker’s London office and ready for deployment later this year.

And just like the Renault 5, it’ll be available with either a 40kWh or 52kWh battery, Nissan targeting a range just shy of 250 miles (400km) for the latter.

Yes, it shares the R5’s boxy silhouette, but Nissan’s poured its own heritage into the face of the ‘daring’ new Micra. It’ll also “remain true to the DNA of its predecessors” via ‘simplicity’, but at this early stage we’re yet to find out what that entails. We've literally only got this image.


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