The Next Web30 Sept 2026Darius Popa

Nissan wants hybrids to lead by 2030. In Britain a hybrid took an electric car’s factory slot

Nissan has told Automotive News it wants hybrids and extended-range models to be its primary powertrain in North and Latin America by 2030.

Nissan wants hybrids and extended-range models to be its primary powertrain in North and Latin America by 2030. Britain has already seen what that decision looks like on a factory floor.

A hybrid is going into the Sunderland slot an electric car was promised.

Christian Meunier, who chairs Nissan Americas, set out the plan to Automotive News, as InsideEVs reported. The Rogue hybrid arrives from Japan first and from Tennessee in 2028. A hybrid Kicks follows in America the same year.

The Kicks reaches Sunderland first.

Nissan is spending £170M to build the Kicks e-Power there for Britain, Europe and…

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