Infiniti to go electric: timeline
- New Infiniti models will offer electrified powertrains from 2021
- Infiniti will launch its first pure electric vehicle the same year
- Electrified vehicles will comprise more than half of Infiniti global sales by 2025
INFINITI will introduce new vehicles with electrified powertrains from 2021, Nissan chief executive officer Hiroto Saikawa has announced.
Infiniti is the premium brand in the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, promoted in Formula One.
Nissan took an early lead in battery-powered cars with models such as the 2011 Leaf, still the world’s top-selling electric vehicle, but five years ago held back on plans for an electric Infiniti.
But now, as Hiroto Saikawa revealed to the Automotive News World Congress, it’s all systems go.
A mix of pure electric vehicles (EV) and e-Power vehicles will be offered – demonstrating the full range of ultra-low emission vehicle technology available to Infiniti as the premium brand in the alliance.
As a consequence, Infiniti expects more than half its global sales to comprise electric vehicles by 2025.
The e-Power technology features a small petrol engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source, providing the convenience of re-fuelling with petrol, while offering the same driving experience – and tax benefits and low emission zone access – as a pure EV.
