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Nissan says it has stopped spending wealth connected petrol and diesel engines
According to media reports, Nissan has confirmed that it has stopped spending wealth connected caller ICE powertrains.
The carmaker has taken a radically antithetic attack from to its different Japanese counterparts by stopping concern towards petrol and diesel powerfulness altogether. Francois Bailly, Senior VP & Chief Planning Officer for the Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania portion confirmed the same, stating, "Our aboriginal is EV. We're not investing successful caller powertrain for ICE, that's for sure."
Bailly went connected to accidental that the modulation from ICE to EVs volition beryllium done via the brand's e-Power Technology - a hybrid setup which uses a combustion motor arsenic a generator to complaint the battery.
Having said that, Bailly did constituent retired that Nissan volition align its portfolio to determination requirements, meaning the displacement to EVs won't beryllium overnight. Reports besides stated that the existent engines are apt to beryllium updated to conscionable the stricter emanation regulations.
On the different hand, Toyota is moving connected processing all-new combustion engines which it wants to instal connected EV-specific platforms.
Source: Drive
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