Nissan touts plan to slash EV costs by almost a third by 2030

Michael Holder
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Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida launching The Arc plan | Credit: Nissan
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Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida launching The Arc plan | Credit: Nissan

Japanese carmaker aiming for its EVs to achieve cost-parity with fossil fuel cars by 2030 through a combination of new manufacturing approaches and battery innovations

Nissan is aiming to cut the costs of its next generation of electric vehicles (EVs) by almost a third in order to achieve cost-parity with its fossil fuelled internal combustion engine models by the end...

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