Nissan adds entry-level Ariya, priced from £33,500 with ECG

Nissan has introduced the Ariya Shiro, an entry-level model priced from £33,500, including the Government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG).

All models except for Nismo models and those equipped with e-4ORCE all wheel drive qualify for the ECG

Prices have been adjusted across the range to ensure most models fall under the £40,000 threshold for the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS), lowering Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) costs.

Ariya Shiro models have a 63kWh battery, pearlescent white paint, wireless phone charging and Nissan’s ProPILOT driver assistance system.

Vehicles with the 63kWh battery offer up to 251 miles of range. Ariya models with the 87kWh battery start at £35,500, with up to 330 miles of range.

Of the Nissan Ariya models that qualify for the ECG, only the Evolve with the 87kWh battery is priced above £40,000, meaning most of the range falls below the ECS threshold.

All wheel drive models start at £45,500 and do not qualify for the ECG.

The range-topping performance variant, the Ariya Nismo, is priced from £56,630.