The carmaker moves ahead with its plan despite delays to the UK's ban on new petrol and diesel cars.

Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay::The carmaker moves ahead with its plan despite delays to the UK’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars.

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
    38·
    9 months ago

    Hhmm what about their navaras, patrols, etc? Electric can’t tow caravans, trailers, etc around the Australian outback yet. Is this just UK?

    • dmonzel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 months ago

      The very first sentence of the article:

      Nissan will accelerate plans towards electrification by committing that all vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030.

    • Longpork_afficianadoEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      Electric motors can deliver a lot more torque than ICEs, which makes them very much suitable for towing in terms of power, they just need to deliver larger battery packs to compensate for the weight of the towed vehicles, otherwise the range will be limited.

      • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        That they can. 100% torque at 0 rpm. The issue is reliable distance capabilities in remote areas. Currently, they just can’t do it.