The new Electrified Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and Juke Hybrid go into production in Sunderland as Juke and Qashqai hit 5 million produced. You may not think of Nissan as a UK car maker but it is, producing the LEAF, Qashqai and Juke in Sunder land – and building batteries – and building more than Vauxhall […]
New Nissan X-Trail REVEALED – costs from £32k
The new Nissan X-Trail is finally revealed in UK guise, with petrol and e-Power hybrid options and five trim levels. Costs from £32,030. The arrival of the new Nissan X-Trail has been a long time coming, but Nissan has finally revealed the new X-Trail as the Qashqai’s big brother. With looks that are familiar from […]
New Nissan X-Trail UK debut on 6 September
Nissan announces that the new X-Trail SUV will debut in the UK on 6 September, more than a year after the new X-Trail debuted in Japan. The current Nissan X-Trail is a fine family SUV and is actually Nissan’s best-selling model globally, although in the UK the Qashqai out-sells it comfortably. That perhaps explains why, […]
Electric Nissan Ariya FINALLY starts to arrive in the UK
The first electric Nissan Ariyas, Nissan’s first new electric car since the LEAF arrived a decade ago, start to arrive in the UK. Nissan managed to go from EV innovator to falling behind the EV curve as it failed to deliver a follow-up to the ground-breaking LEAF, letting other car makers steal its crown as […]
Nissan Qashqai e-POWER – Nissan’s ‘Petrol-Powered EV’ – on sale in the UK
The innovative Nissan Qashqai e-Power goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £32,950. Order books open July 5. Is now the right time to buy an electric car? Maybe, but with technology racing forward and a less than perfect charging network – not to mention the upfront cost of EVs – many […]
New Nissan Juke Hybrid costs from £27,250 – and there’s a limited-run Juke Premiere Edition too
The new hybrid version of the Nissan Juke arrives with prices from £27,250, and there’s a limited-run Premiere Edition from £28,250 too. It was 2019 when Nissan debuted a new Juke, moving the divisive looks of the original Juke into a more streamlined, grown-up car with, it seems, broader appeal. Logically, at some point, the […]
Nissan Qashqai gets ENHANCED for 2022 – just a year after the new Qashqai went in to production
Just a year since it went into production, the Nissan Qashqai gets updated for 2022 with small trim changes and extra equipment. Nissan may finally be about to start delivering its next foray into the EV world with the new Nissan Ariya, but it’ll be a while before anything electric from Nissan is as successful […]
Nissan Qashqai and VW ID.5 get TOP marks in Euro NCAP Assisted Driving Tests
The latest Euro NCAP Assisted Driving Test results are out, with the new Nissan Qashqai and VW ID.5 scoring top marks. We’re all aware of the Euro NCAP tests, where car makers’ latest and greatest models are subjected to a round of increasingly strict crash tests to rate their safety. But times move on, and […]
Nissan reveals prototype production facilities for SOLID-STATE Batteries
Nissan reveals a new prototype production facility for solid-state batteries as it heads towards production by 2028. We’ve been following the development of solid-state batteries for Evs for more than a decade, ever since Toyota revealed their work to make solid-state batteries a viable reality for powering electric cars (and anything else with a battery). […]
This is how Nissan is heading in to an ELECTRIC future in the UK
Nissan is heading in to an electric future with six electrified models including BEVs and e-Power hybrid models available this summer. With every car maker on the planet heading in to a legislation-driven future without ICE power, electrified models are becoming more important by the day, if for no other reason than that it’ll be […]