Nissan became the first Japanese automaker to join the United Nations-backed "Race to Zero" project, which aims to speed the development of electric vehicles and achieve carbon neutrality. With the LEAF on the market and an all-electric crossover on the way, Nissan has stated that it wants to make all new vehicle offerings entirely electric... but not until the "early 2030s."
Nissan is a Japanese manufacture that was recognized from the start for introducing an electric vehicle, the LEAF, in 2010. The LEAF is one of the most popular electric vehicle models in the United States, and it once held the title of best-selling plug-in EV for several years. That is, until the Tesla Model 3 came on the market.
Unfortunately, Nissan has yet to produce another electric vehicle in the eleven years since. When former CEO Carlos Ghosn was dismissed, arrested, and then escaped to Lebanon, the automaker's EV ambitions were almost definitely cancelled.
Makoto Uchida, Nissan's new CEO, has begun to right the ship, promising a second upcoming EV, the Ariya, a fully electric crossover. Nissan, on the other hand, continues to focus on electric battery production and Formula E electric vehicle racing.
Nissan has joined a long list of firms in promising to cut carbon emissions in half before reaching full carbon neutrality. It also suggests a future with a variety of all-electric vehicles... Consumers, on the other hand, will have to wait another decade.
Nissan has joined the "Race to Zero," with the goal of having an all-electric lineup by the end of the decade.
Nissan recently announced its support for the “Race to Zero” campaign, which is recognised by the United Nations as a worldwide environmental collaboration.
Race to Zero “mobilises a coalition of leading net zero initiatives, representing 733 cities, 31 regions, 3,067 firms, 173 of the largest investors, and 622 higher education institutions,” according to its website.
Nissan signed a Business Ambition for 1.5C commitment as part of the campaign, with the goal of keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a second group Nissan has joined as a requirement of the "Race to Zero" campaign, has certified Nissan's below 2C carbon reduction targets. Uchida went on to say:
We are renewing our determination to collaborate with like-minded business and local governments throughout the world to overcome the issues of climate change and achieve a sustainable society by joining the SBTi and participating in these campaigns. Nissan will continue to address various issues responsibly, including further promotion of electrification, in order to advance global efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
Nissan EV36Zero
Nissan announced earlier this year that by 2050, it will have achieved carbon neutrality across all of its activities and products. Nissan EV36Zero, a new manufacturing strategy that combines electric car production, battery manufacture, and renewable energy generation, was launched to help speed this effort.
Nissan's long-term goal is to eliminate carbon emissions from all areas of company business and to create an ecosystem based on electric vehicles. This covers renewable energy generating, energy storage, and EV battery second-life applications. Finally, Nissan made the following statement:
Nissan's plans to achieve carbon neutrality depend heavily on electrified vehicles and technologies. The growth of Nissan's unique e-POWER technology and new fully electric vehicles, such as the Nissan Ariya crossover, began in 2010 and continues today. By the early 2030s, Nissan hopes to have electrified 100 percent of its all-new car offerings in Japan, China, the United States, and Europe.
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