Nissan Leaf and Juke EV, Toyota solid state vs. hydrogen, Scout and Magna: Today’s Car News

Toyota sees solid-state batteries as EV bit gamers into the following decade. Volkswagen reportedly appears to be like to Magna for assist with Scout. And may an electrical Juke return to the U.S.? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Stories. 

Nissan on Monday confirmed that it’s going to make the next-generation Nissan Leaf plus electrical variations of the Juke and Qashqai crossovers, at its U.Okay. manufacturing facility for the European market. With that, it confirmed the look of those upcoming fashions as taking after the Chill-Out, Hyper Punk, and Hyper City ideas, respectively. 

Stable-state battery tech guarantees features in vitality density and charging, and their arrival might be a game-changing second for the EV market. However in accordance with latest figures from Toyota, which is among the leaders in growing the tech, it can stay in area of interest provide even by 2030—a lot that, by then, Toyota seems to see more hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles than solid-state EVs.

And Volkswagen’s Scout EV brand is reportedly planning to outsource the event of its upcoming electrical SUV and pickup to Austria’s Magna—the identical agency that builds the Mercedes G-Class, Jaguar I-Tempo, and Fisker Ocean. These might be the 2 merchandise set to be made in South Carolina in 2026, so it’s but unclear how Magna may also turn out to be concerned in that.

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