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February 8, 2022 01:25 am
Original Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/02/07/2234242/nissan-is-ending-engine-development-except-for-us-bound-vehicles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_me
Nissan Is Ending Engine Development, Except For US-Bound Vehicles
Nissan is pulling the plug on its internal combustion engine development, except for the United States. Ars Technica reports: According to Nikkei Asia, the Japanese automaker has looked at the likely next set of European emissions rules and has decided it would be too expensive to design a new generation of engines that comply. Nissan is also not planning on any new internal combustion engines for Japan or China, although it will apparently keep refining existing engines and continue to work on hybrid powertrains. However, this new policy isn't a global one -- it doesn't apply to the US. That's because here, the automaker expects continuing demand for internal combustion engines, particularly in pickup trucks. If Nikkei Asia's reporting is correct, Nissan is just making explicit the fact that electrification of light passenger vehicles is going to be much more rapid in regions where governments create strong policy incentives.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/02/07/2234242/nissan-is-ending-engine-development-except-for-us-bound-vehicles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_me
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