Nissan to launch a new Rogue-like electric SUV, but production delays continue
A new electric crossover SUV, similar to Nissan’s Rogue Sport, will roll out in the US. The Nissan Rogue-like electric SUV will be the company’s fifth EV to be built at its Canton, Miss plant. Meanwhile, Nissan is delaying EV production (again) after putting a $500 million investment on hold.
EV production in Canton is delayed again
Nissan is pushing back EV production in Canton for the second time this year. After delaying plans to begin building electric cars at the facility in January, Nissan is at it again.
Production of two Nissan electric sedans was scheduled to start in June 2026. However, Nissan pushed the date back until November 2026, citing “the need to enhance product competitiveness,” a note to suppliers read.
According to a new memo viewed by Automotive News, Nissan asked suppliers to “stop all development activities related to [the EV sedan] project until further notice.
Nissan did not provide a new start date but said suppliers can expect an update in mid-June. “I think it’s going to be at least six or eight months before [Nissan] returns with a new plan,” one of the suppliers said.
“What matters is making sure that we launch the vehicles that the customer wants, at the time the customer wants it,” Nissan America chairperson Jérémie Papin explained.
A new Nissan Rogue-like electric SUV is coming
In a separate note, Nissan unveiled plans to introduce a Rogue-like electric SUV. According to GlobalData, the new EV, codenamed PZ1L, will be similar in size to the Nissan Rogue Sport.
It will be the fifth EV made in Canton. The automaker’s production plans include a pair of new electric sedans, one Nissan brand (codenamed LZ1F), and an Infiniti model (LZ1E). Nissan’s LZ1F was scheduled for production in Nov 2026, with the LZ1F following in April 2027.
Nissan will need to act quickly with suppliers asking for answers. Papin said Nissan will provide “clarity” on EV production “fairly soon.”
In the meantime, Nissan’s output at the plant is dwindling. The Canton facility was built to support over 410,000 vehicles annually, but Nissan cut its capacity to around 270,000 at the start of the decade.
Nissan Titan production is set to end this summer, while Altima production has been extended through late 2025.
Electrek’s Take
With Nissan’s footprint in the US shrinking, the automaker will need to shake things up. Although sales are up 7% in the US through March 2024, Nissan’s market share has fallen in recent years.
Nissan had an 11% share of new car sales in the US in 2018, but that number fell to around 5.8% last year.
Although Nissan’s decade-old LEAF is falling out of favor (sales are down +50% this year), its second EV in the US, the Ariya, is picking up the slack. Nissan Ariya sales are up 45% through the first three months of 2024, with 4,142 units sold.
Nissan’s LEAF and Ariya are already two of the most affordable EVs on the market, but the competition is intensifying.
With Altima sales slipping (-13 % through March), Nissan may want to speed up its timeline rather than delay it again.
Production at Canton is expected to be around 204,500 in the fiscal year ending March 21, 2025. With EV production not scheduled to begin until late 2026 (at the earliest), how does Nissan plan to keep up?
We will learn more about Nissan’s EV production plans soon with more updates expected to come in the next few months.
Would you buy a new Nissan Rogue-like electric SUV? By 2027, it will need to stand out, as plenty of rivals will launch similar-sized EVs.
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Fueled by incentives from the Illinois EPA and the state’s largest utility company, new EV registrations nearly quadrupled the 12% first-quarter increase in EV registrations nationally – and there are no signs the state is slowing down.
Despite the dramatic slowdown of Tesla’s US deliveries, sales of electric vehicles overall have perked up in recent months, with Illinois’ EV adoption rate well above the Q1 uptick nationally. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the number of new EVs registered across the state totaled 9,821 January through March, compared with “just” 6,535 EVs registered in the state during the same period in 2024.
Those numbers represent more than 50% growth in EV registrations – far beyond the expected 12% first-quarter increase nationally being projected by Cox Automotive. (!)
What’s going on in Illinois?
While President Trump and Elmo were running for re-election, they campaigned on the threat promise of canceling the $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs. Along with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois’ Governor JB Pritzker made countermoves – launching a $4,000 rebate for new electric cars and up to $1,500 for the purchase of a new electric motorcycle.
At the same time, the state’s largest utility, ComEd, launched a $90 million EV incentive program featuring a new Point of Purchase initiative to deliver instant discounts to qualifying business and public sector customers who make the switch to electric vehicles. That program has driven a surge in Class 3-6 medium duty commercial EVs, which are eligible fro $20-30,000 in utility rebates on top of federal tax credits and other incentives (Class 1-2 EVs are eligible for up to $7,500).
We covered the launch of those incentives when the program was announced at Chicago Drives Electric last year, but the message here is simple: incentives work.
SOURCES: Chicago Business, Ray Cunningham; featured image by the author.
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The electric construction equipment experts at XCMG just released a new, 25 ton electric crawler excavator ahead of bauma 2025 – and they have their eye on the global urban construction, mine operations, and logistical material handling markets.
Powered by a high-capacity 400 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery capable of delivering up to 8 hours of continuous operation, the XE215EV electric excavator promises uninterrupted operation at a lower cost of ownership and with even less downtime than its diesel counterparts.
XCMG is delivering on part of that reduced downtime promise with the lower maintenance and easier repair needs of electric equipment, and delivering on the rest of it with lickety-quick DC fast charging that can recharge the machine’s massive battery in 1.5-2 hours … but that’s not the slick bit. The XCMG XE125EV can be powered up without leaving the job site thanks to its BYD battery swap technology.
We first covered XCMG and its battery swap technology back in January, and covered similar battery-swap tech being developed by MOOG Construction offshoot ZQUIP, as well – but while XCMG’s battery tech has been in production for several years, it’s still not widely known about in the West (even within the industry).
XCMG showed off its latest electric equipment at the December 2024 bauma China, including an updated version of its of its 85-ton autonomous electric mining truck that features a fully cab-less design – meaning there isn’t even a place for an operator to sit, let alone operate. And that’s too bad, because what operator wouldn’t want to experience an electric truck putting down 1070 hp more than 16,000 lb-ft of torque!?
Easy in, easy out
The best part? All of the company’s heavy equipment assets – from excavators to terminal tractors to dump trucks and wheel loaders – all use the same 400 kWh BYD battery packs, Milwaukee tool style. That means an equipment fleet can utilize x number of vehicles with a fraction of the total battery capacity and material needs of other asset brands. That’s not just a smart use of limited materials, it’s a smarter use of energy.
You can check out all the XE215EV’s specs at this tear sheet, and get an in-person look at the Chinese company’s latest electric excavator this week in Munich, Germany.
SOURCE | IMAGES: XCMG.
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As “extreme” weather events become more commonplace, the demand for reliable and portable energy continues to rise. In response to that growing demand for dependable off-grid power, Volvo has developed the new PU500 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) designed to take electrical power when it’s needed most.
Designed to be deployable in a number of environments at a moment’s notice, the Volvo Energy PU500 BESS is equipped with approximately 500 kWh of usable battery capacity (up to 540 kWh total). More than enough juice, in other words, to power a remote construction site, disaster response effort, or even a music festival – anything that needs access to reliable electricity beyond a grid connection.
That’s great, but what sets the PU500 apart from other battery storage solutions is its integrated 240 kW DC fast charger.
“With an integrated CCS2 charger, the PU500 is designed to work with all brands of electric equipment, trucks, and passenger cars,” says Niklas Thulin, Head of BESS Product Offer at Volvo Energy. “This ensures that no matter what type of electric vehicle or machinery you rely on, the PU500 can provide the power you need, making it a truly flexible solution for any grid constrained site or location.”
The integrated charger in the PU500 has the impressive ability to charge a heavy equipment asset (be that an electric semi truck or something like a wheel loader) in under two hours. Its on-board capacity allows to fully recharge up to 3 electric HD trucks or 20 electric cars per day, making it an incredibly versatile disaster response asset.
Electrek’s Take
As we often say over at The Heavy Equipment Podcast, “just because you’re working for the power company doesn’t mean you have power,” and there are hundreds of scenarios where the extra power provided by something like the new PU500 would be useful. Its ability to be palletized and easily moved or swapped out of a larger BESS array, too, just add to its flexibility.
SOURCE | IMAGES: Volvo.
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