Nissan opens EV36Zero electric vehicle hub

Nissan EV36Zero

Nissan  has finally unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) Hub EV36Zero, the brand’s premier EV manufacturing hub.

The Nissan EV36Zero — centered around the Nissan manufacturing facility in Sunderland, United Kingdom — is aimed to “supercharge the company's drive to carbon neutrality and establish a new 360-degree solution for zero-emission motoring.”

Built on an initial investment of £1 billion by Nissan with its partners Envision AESC and Sunderland City Council, the Nissan EV36Zero, the carmaker shared, “brings together electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery production, setting a blueprint for the future of the automotive industry.”

Nissan Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta

According to Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida, the project is part of the company's pioneering efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the entire life cycle of its products. “Our comprehensive approach includes not only the development and production of EVs, but also the use of on-board batteries as energy storage and their reuse for secondary purposes,” he said.

Uchida noted that the Nissan EV36Zero will greatly push the brand efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe.

"The experience and know-how gained through the project announced today will be shared globally, enhancing Nissan's global competitiveness,” Uchida mentioned. “Nissan will continue to leverage its strengths in electrification to become a company that continues to provide value to its customers and society."

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Nissan Sunderland plant

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the announcement to build a new-generation all-electric vehicle in Sunderland, alongside a new gigafactory from Envision-AESC, “is a major vote of confidence in the UK and our highly skilled workers in the North East.”

"Building on over 30 years of history in the area, this is a pivotal moment in our electric vehicle revolution and securing its future for decades to come,” Johnson explained. "Commitments like these exemplify our ability to create hundreds of green jobs and boost British industry, whilst also allowing people to travel in an affordable and sustainable way so we can eliminate our contributions to climate change."

For his part, Nissan Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said that the Nissan EV36Zero “will transform the idea of what is possible for our industry and set a roadmap for the future for all.”

He added, "We reached a new frontier with the Nissan Leaf, the world's first mass-market all-electric vehicle. Now, with our partners, Nissan will pioneer the next phase of the automotive industry as we accelerate towards full electrification and carbon neutrality."

EV36Zero infographic

As part of the £1-billion investment, Nissan will sink in up to £423 million to produce a new-generation all-electric vehicle in the UK and the automotive marque promises that it would sport next-generation vehicle styling, efficiency and battery technology, “making the switch to electric driving even more accessible.”

In the Philippines, the local distributor has just started selling the Nissan Leaf, which is priced at  is priced at P2.798 million and is packaged with a three-year/100,000 kilometers vehicle warranty and an eight-year/160,000 kilometers battery warranty, whichever comes first.

Photos from Nissan in the Philippines

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