SHOPSMART AUTOS – CUSTOMER INFORMATION – JULY 17, 2021 (PT.6)
HERE ARE ALL OF THE PROMISES THAT EV VEHICLES WILL DO FOR YOUNew BEVs on the horizon?
Not yet. Mitsubishi has a limited presence in North America. However, it has been partially owned by Nissan since 2016, and it has access to significant technical resources through the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The company recently announced plans to expand its electrified lineup to 50 percent of its global sales by 2030. Mitsubishi introduced the short-lived i-MiEV, a small electric hatchback, around the same time as the Nissan Leaf, and already has plug-in hybrid models on the market. It is likely to continue relying on them to some extent to meet its electrification goals. Over the past decade, Nissan has sold half a million Leaf EVs around the world. As one of the first mass market EVs available in the U.S., it has been a staple of the growing electric fleet. The company’s next North America-bound electric model is the Ariya, a small SUV that is scheduled to go on sale late in 2021. Nissan hasn’t announced any other upcoming electric models, but it does have a number of hybrids available in the U.S. It also has a hybrid technology called e-Power that uses a gasoline engine to generate electricity for an electric motor-driven powertrain, akin to how the Chevrolet Volt operated. PeymanKargar, the chairman of Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury marque, said in mid-2020 that his division would add a performance-oriented hybrid and a pure BEV to Infiniti’s lineup, although he didn’t specify when. Early in 2021, the auto manufacturer that had been called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merged with Groupe PSA, the company that houses the French Peugeot and Citroën brands, to become Stellantis. In North America, Stellantis includes the Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, and Ram truck brands. Stellantis announced a major worldwide EV initiative in July 2021, declaring that all its brands are committed to offering fully electric vehicles. Key to this is the introduction of four electric platforms, with ranges from 300 to 500 miles. The company known for its Hemi V8 engines aims for 40 percent of its models sold in the U.S. to be low-emissions vehicles. It said it expected battery costs to drop significantly over the next few years, aiding it in this goal. By 2024, it expects to have two battery technologies in place (a high-density option and a nickel cobalt-free version), with solid state batteries available by 2026. Jeep promises a “zero emission vehicle in every segment” by 2025. Dodge pledges an electric muscle car—think: a Charger that uses a charger—in 2024. And Ram plans a full-sized electric truck by 2024.
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