Nissan will produce a plug-in hybrid vehicle as part of its
on-going efforts to become the world leader in low-carbon motoring by 2016.
The manufacturer launched its new five-year environmental plan
today, reiterating its goal of selling 1.5 million electric cars by 2016 and
introducing new targets to improve fuel economy across its fleet by 35 per cent
against 2005 levels, reduce CO2 emissions per vehicle produced by 20 per cent,
and increase the use of recycled materials to 25 per cent by the same date.
"More consumers are demanding products in line with
their values, including cars and trucks with a lower carbon footprint,"
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan president and chief executive, said in a statement.
"At the same time, we are using technology to make our factories greener and
more efficient."
More than 16,000 LEAF electric cars have been sold worldwide
to date and the Japanese company, along with French partner Renault, plans to
add another three electric models to its fleet by the end of fiscal year 2017.
Nissan also said it aims to release a new plug-in hybrid and
lead the development of an all-new fuel cell electric vehicle in conjunction
with Daimler.
Toyota announced over the weekend
that it will produce hybrid vehicles and key components in China by 2015 as it
bids to close ground on GM and Nissan, which will respectively launch the
Chevrolet Volt and the LEAF in the country over the next few months.
Volkswagen, also popular in China, is similarly set to begin
local production of pure electric cars in 2013 or 2014.
The plug-in version of the Prius is expected to be available
in China from 2013, and Akio Toyoda, Toyota's president, told reporters that a
pure electric vehicle would also be launched that year. This is likely to be an
electric version of its RAV 4 compact SUV.
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