Nissan Juke EV: Electric crossover based on Leaf with "character and emotion"
The upcoming Nissan Juke will be an electric car. Technically closely related to the Leaf, it is primarily intended to stand out with its distinctive design.
It is a – Juke! Nissan's new crossover model obviously wants to show that electric cars can also be emotional, despite all justified reason.
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The upcoming Nissan Juke will be an electric car. It is likely to differ from Nissan's electric cars Micra, Ariya, Leaf, and Townstar, primarily through “character and emotion,” but technically the models will remain closely related.
Character and emotion have already distinguished the conventionally powered generations of the Nissan Juke, introduced in 2010: the driving dynamics, which were inspiring for a compact crossover, made it a lasting success despite its, well, unmistakable exterior. When the manufacturer writes “agile, compact, and unmistakably Nissan” today, they mean the past and the upcoming generation: The successful model is to be transferred into the age of e-mobility. At the same time, the Juke EV is apparently intended to appeal to customers for whom the Ariya and Leaf appear too conventional: “The Juke has always stood for a bold design that defies conventions,” says Nissan.
The range remains compact
This also applies to the electric car, where the designers seem to be relying on edges and folds in unexpected places, whereas the Juke has so far been characterized more by sweeping curves. In any case, there is no risk of confusion. With the Juke EV, however, Nissan remains true to a certain penchant for compactness in its electric passenger cars. It is intended to complement the electric car program, which currently consists of the new small car Nissan Micra, based on a common platform with the Renault 5 (Test), the compact car Leaf in its third generation, the also not excessively large crossover Nissan Ariya (Test), the MPV Nissan Townstar, and “another model for the A-segment”.
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)Nissan has not yet revealed any data or dimensions, but due to its close relationship with the sensible Leaf, one can assume the same or very similar technical specifications for the drive in the Juke EV. It is therefore likely to be equipped as a base model with 130 kW and 345 Nm and a battery capacity of 52 kWh. Then a maximum charging power of 105 kW will be possible. The higher-end version offers slightly more power with 160 kW, the battery with 75 kWh and with up to 150 kW slightly more capacity and charging power. Nissan states the WLTP range for the Leaf as 436 and 604 km; due to the body design, the Juke might have slightly lower values.
According to the manufacturer, the Leaf (and thus probably also the Juke) will be able to add 250 km of range in 14 minutes using direct current with both batteries and reach 20 and 80 percent SoC in about 30 minutes. For the small battery, this would be 31.2 kWh, for the large one, 45 kWh, which translates to an average net charging power of about 62 or 90 kW. With alternating current, as with most electric cars, charging can be done in three phases at 11 kW.
Equipped for the future with V2G
What was already possible for the Nissan Leaf since the first generation is now to be revived with the Juke: the Vehicle-to-Grid technology (“V2G”), which has long been established in Japan and is state-subsidized but has been neglected here so far. It still points to the future in Europe, although a large-scale integration of electric cars could long since reduce the necessary shutdowns of renewable energy generation due to surpluses and the ramp-up of power plants during shortages, thus helping to utilize more renewable electricity. The better grid stabilization alone would not only reduce dependence on expensive and climate-damaging fossil fuel imports. V2G also offers lucrative opportunities to use self-generated electricity and participate in electricity trading.
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The Nissan Juke Hybrid is expected to remain in the lineup. Consequently, the new Nissan Juke will be built at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, which already produces the Nissan Leaf. The two are so similar technically that significant economies of scale are likely to result. Nissan plans to deliver its new electric crossover in spring 2027. The similarity to the Nissan Leaf is likely to keep the entry-level price below 40,000 euros.
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