Nissan to produce 100% electric van in Barcelona

Nissan has announced that a 100 per cent electric compact van, the e-NV200, will go into production at its Barcelona plant in Spain in the 2013 Financial Year. The new model will be based on the existing award-winning NV200 currently produced at the plant and will be an important and innovative addition to Nissan's global range of light commercial vehicles (LCV's).
May 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSS838 Nissan has announced that a 100 per cent electric compact van, the e-NV200, will go into production at its Barcelona plant in Spain in the 2013 Financial Year. The new model will be based on the existing award-winning NV200 currently produced at the plant and will be an important and innovative addition to Nissan's global range of light commercial vehicles (LCV's).

As the sole producer of e-NV200, Barcelona will supply world markets highlighting the growing competitiveness of Nissan's Spanish industrial operations. Last week a new medium duty truck was allocated to Nissan's Avila Plant in central Spain.

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