Nissan ignores Sunak EV delay and commits to 2030 deadline

Car giant Nissan will ignore moves by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to delay the switch to electric vehicles with an announcement that all of its new cars sold in Europe will be electric by 2030.
The Japanese firm has invested hundreds of millions to ramp up production of electric vehicles at its plant in Sunderland, as well as working with battery partner Envision AESC to increase production of power units on Wearside as well.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week said he would relax a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the UK that had been due to come in by 2030, …
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