Sunderland, UK
Nissan has confirmed its plan to build an electric vehicle Gigafactory in the UK through Nissan EV36Zero, a £1bn Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub creating a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem. Nissan EV36Zero will be centered around its plant in Sunderland, UK and form the company’s drive to carbon neutrality and establish a new 360-degree solution for zero-emission motoring. The transformational project has been launched with an initial £1bn investment by Nissan and its partners Envision AESC, a global player in world-leading battery technology, and Sunderland City Council. The formal planning process is about to begin for the new Gigafactory.
Comprised
of three interconnected initiatives, Nissan EV36Zero brings together electric
vehicles, renewable energy and battery production, setting a blueprint for the
future of the automotive industry.
Bringing
this ecosystem together, Sunderland City Council aims to deliver a 100%
renewable electricity ‘Microgrid’ that will save 55,000 tonnes of carbon
annually.
Makoto
Uchida, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan, said that, the project
is a part of Nissan’s pioneering efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout
the entire lifecycle of the products. He added that the comprehensive approach
includes the development and production of EVs and the use of on-board
batteries as energy storage and their reuse for secondary purposes.
Envision
AESC, the battery arm of global green tech company Envision Group, will deploy
integrated AIoT smart technology to monitor and optimize energy consumption,
manufacturing and maintenance at its new Gigafactory and provide batteries to
power up to 100,000 Nissan electric vehicles a year.
Nissan
will invest up to £423 million to produce a new-generation all-electric vehicle
in the UK. The new crossover will be built on the Alliance CMF-EV platform,
with a forecasted production capacity of up to 100,000 units to be installed.
The new plant will increase the cost-competitiveness of EV batteries produced
in the UK.
has been manufacturing in Sunderland for 35 years and the projects announced today represent 6,200 jobs at Nissan and its UK suppliers, including more than 900 new Nissan jobs and 750 new Envision AESC jobs at its new smart, low-carbon battery plant.
Source: electric & hybrid
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