Nissan’s English plant, located in Sunderland in the UK, is celebrating the production of its 250,000^thousand a copy of the Nissan Leaf. To celebrate this symbolic anniversary while showcasing the Leaf’s energy storage capabilities, the electric compact car got used light the Christmas lights From the factory.

“Exceeding a quarter of a million Nissan Leafs produced is an important milestone and demonstrates the expertise in electric vehicle manufacturing that we have acquired at our plant over the past decade. This year we fully electrified the factory line-up with new versions of the Qashqai and Juke, so lighting the Christmas tree with our original electric car is the best way to end 2022.”said Alan Johnson, vice president of manufacturing at Nissan’s Sunderland plant.

Nissan Leaf: V2X technology in action

In this way, the Nissan Leaf demonstrates its ability to function as mobile power stationthanks to V2X technology (Vehicle-to-Everything): the lights of a nearly 10-meter Christmas tree and its deer powered by a car battery. Also called Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), this Nissan Leaf bidirectional charging capacity allows you to imagine many uses.

For example, a Leaf owner can use the electricity stored in their vehicle’s battery to power the grid, their home, and even their Christmas tree! The Leaf becomes a true mobile power management center and allows for full integration into the local power grid to help improve the integration of renewable energy and achieve more efficient energy management.

This year, the Nissan Leaf is evolving with new personalization options and a new brand logo. https://t.co/jzoSNPwAVB

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Nissan Sunderland: production of electrified cars

Made in Sunderland for over 10 years Nissan Leaf is a pioneer of consumer electric vehicles in the world. The plant also produces the Nissan Qashqai crossover, the first Nissan model in Europe with the e-Power system, as well as the Nissan Juke, which is now equipped with a hybrid engine.

In 2021, the Nissan plant in Sunderland was chosen as the headquartersEV36 Zero : thus, it is an ecosystem dedicated to the production of electric vehicles that has benefited from an investment of more than one billion euros. Thus, it will produce vehicles and their batteries as well as renewable energy.

Nissan: towards carbon neutrality

Through its long-term strategy called Ambition 2030, Nissan aims to become a truly sustainable company: this strategy is aimed at providing electrified models and technological innovation in key markets around the world.

By 2050, Nissan aims to become carbon neutral throughout the life cycle of its products and operations. With the EV36Zero project, the Japanese firm will be in Europe speed up the transition to its electrified future.

Nissan participates in the ServCity research project on autonomous mobility services in the United Kingdom: the autonomous Leaf has been successfully tested in London. https://t.co/bJ0vSCp8dm

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