Nissan to invest nearly $18 billion to speed electric car rollout

Japanese automaker to introduce 23 new models, including 15 EVs

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Electric vehicles are at the heart of plans unveiled by Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida during an online news conference. (Captured image from Nissan Youtube)

RURIKA IMAHASHI and ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor plans to invest 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) over the next five years to accelerate its electric vehicle business, as the race to tap surging customer demand for greener cars heats up.

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