Nissan goes all electric for new cars in Japan

Shift away from gasoline broadens from compacts to SUVs

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A concept car for the electric SUV that Nissan plans to release in Japan this year. (Photo by Hiroyuki Koizumi)

HIROYUKI KOIZUMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor will sell electric-drive versions of all new and redesigned models to hit the Japanese market starting in fiscal 2020 as it shifts further away from gasoline power under tighter emissions rules, Nikkei has learned.

The automaker will roll out an electric sport utility vehicle as early as the second half of 2020 and an electric version of its mainstay Dayz minicar in 2021.

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