The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has announced it will have 35 new electric vehicles on the road by 2030 including the new Renault 5 and an all-electric replacement for the Nissan Micra.
The Alliance has defined a common 2030 roadmap sharing its investments for the benefits of its three-member companies and their customers
It has developed a common platform for the C and D segment which will carry five models from three brands of the Alliance (Nissan Qashqai and X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander, Renault Austral and an upcoming seven-seater SUV).
Strengthening this process, the Alliance members will enhance usage of common platforms in the coming years from 60% today to more than 80% of its combined 90 models in 2026.
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Mitsubishi Motors will reinforce its presence in Europe with two new models, among them the New ASX based on Renault best-sellers.
Mitsubishi Motors will reinforce its presence in Europe with two new models, among them the New ASX based on Renault best-sellers.
Five common EV platforms
There are 15 Alliance plants producing parts, motors, batteries for 10 EV models, with more than 1 million EV cars sold so far and 30 billion e-km driven.
Building on this, the Alliance is accelerating with a total 23 billion Euro more investment in the next five years on electrification, leading to 35 new EV models by 2030.
It says 90% of these models will be based on five common EV platforms:
- CMF-AEV is the base for the new Dacia Spring
- KEI-EV (mini vehicle) platform family for ultra-compact EVs
- LCV-EV platform family as the base for the Renault Kangoo and Nissan Town Star
- CMF-EV, is the base for the Nissan Ariya EV crossover and Renault Megane E-Tech Electric
- CMF-BEV, to be launched in 2024. It provides up to 400 km range. It will be the base for 250,000 vehicles a year under the Renault, Alpine and Nissan brands. Among the vehicles are the Renault R5 and the new compact EV that will replace the Nissan Micra
The Alliance says it is working with its partners to achieve real scale and affordability, enabling the reduction in battery costs by 50% in 2026 and 65% by 2028.
With this approach, by 2030, the Alliance says it will have a total of 220 GWh battery production capacity for EVs across production sites in the world.
Beyond that, it says it shares a common vision for all-solid-state battery technology (ASSB). Based on its experience in battery technology, Nissan will lead innovations in this area that will benefit all Alliance members.
The Alliance says ASSB will have double the energy density versus current liquid lithium-ion batteries. Charging time will also be greatly reduced to one-third.
The aim is to mass produce ASSB by mid-2028, and in the future beyond that to realize cost parity with ICE vehicles by bringing costs down further to 65$ per kWh, accelerating the global shift to EVs.
Unlike others in the industry, the Alliance says it has chosen to control 100% of its hardware and software, benefiting from very valuable predictive data, allowing for monitoring the state of health of the battery and improving technology.
Article written by AutoTalk