Solid state batteries and E-Power will be the foundation of Nissan's electric transformation

On November 29, Nissan just unveiled its electrification strategy of Ambition 2030 (Vision 2030). It plans to invest 2 trillion yen (about 1112.1 billion YUAN) in the next five years to launch 20 new e-Power hybrids and pure electric vehicles. It also plans to launch 20 new e-Power hybrids and pure electric vehicles by 2030. It launched 23 new electric models, including 15 pure electric ones. Within a few days ago, nissan's chief executive, also (Makoto Uchida) said in an interview, nissan will go on sale from 2028 equipped with solid state battery electric vehicles, battery cost price is expected to reach $75 per kilowatt-hour, will eventually go down to $65 per kilowatt hour ($100 per kilowatt-hour is the cost of the fuel cars and electric balance)
It was Uchida's job to flesh out the interim transformation plan for Nissan Next until March 31, 2024, down to the details of implementation. According to Mr Uchida, the pace of electrification or carbon neutrality varies from country to country, from Europe to China to Japan or the US. At the end of the day, it's not just the car industry, it's also about energy, so nissan's ultimate path to electrification depends on its portfolio.
While not saying why Nissan's solid-state battery electric vehicle won't hit the market until 2028, Uchida believes there is "logic behind the cost price" of solid state batteries. Ambition 2030 has a target of $75 / KWH when it launches, while no company has disclosed the cost of solid state batteries until now. Not until now.
Given that Toyota has confirmed plans to sell electric vehicles with solid-state batteries by 2025 or earlier, this timing is consistent with the timetable for a Volkswagen electric vehicle with a QuantuScape solid-state battery. It may not be good news for Nissan until three years later if the automakers launch solid-state electric vehicles as planned.
Mr. Uchida didn't seem concerned about the late launch, and he wasn't asked about the impact of the delay. But Uchida believes Nissan's asset and strength must be electric cars, having sold the Leaf electric car for the past 11 years and been working on electric car technology for more than 30 years. Mr. Uchida acknowledged that Nissan's electrification is based not just on solid-state batteries, but also on e-Power. Nissan's e-Power electric technology uses a small engine that burns oil as its POWER source. The electricity is stored in a small battery pack that turns an electric motor to POWER the car. It is worth mentioning that the Brazilian market Kicks (domestic said jin ke (configuration) | inquiry) e - POWER models can combustion of ethanol, which is a renewable fuel.
Mr. Uchida said the two basic electric vehicle technologies would help Nissan develop and reduce carbon emissions in different ways depending on the market, with emerging countries likely to need more time to move away from internal combustion engines because electric cars are still too expensive, and Nissan's e-Power could come in and make a big dent in carbon emissions. At the same time, wait for the battery cost to drop to a reasonable level before switching to solid-state battery electric vehicles.