Nissan is planning to launch at least 30 more car models by 2026, 16 of which will be hybrid and electric vehicles, as the Japanese automaker joins the EV market competition.

At least seven of the 30 planned cars are confirmed to soon be released in the US and Canada, although specific details are yet to be disclosed, according to a press release on Monday.

This will be in addition to the 78% "refresh" of its passenger vehicles, as well as the debut of e-POWER and plug-in hybrid models.

Nissan Bulks Up Promised EV Future

The announcement is the continuation of Nissan's pledge to build more EVs from 2021 when it promised to produce 23 more vehicles by 2030, 15 of which are vouched to be fully electric.

The whole plan supposedly needed $17.6 funding in order to complete.

As of writing, the only fully modern electric car Nissan has is the Ariya SUV, too few in comparison to its other Japanese automaker competitors who already jumped into the trend long before Nissan.

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Nissan Invests into the US EV Hype

With more EVs announced to come out soon, Nissan has also considerably begun preparations to launch its products in the market with the biggest demand for EVs, particularly the US.

Nissan has already started putting more investments in its US market by committing 330,000 units increase across regional sales and pledging a $200 million investment in "integrated customer experience."

The investment comes as the White House continues to speed the country's transition from traditional vehicles to hybrid and electric cars, although car dealers are notably less enthusiastic about the move.

With the US government recently easing the transition, Nissan could have much more leeway to produce its EVs in time for the government's plan in 2026 and 2030.

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