Nissan Motor is considering retaining a gas-powered version of its Juke crossover SUV even after the launch of an all-electric model in 2026, as the company weighs regional demand and regulatory factors, Automotive News reported on Monday.
The Juke, Nissan’s second-best-selling vehicle in Europe after the Qashqai, is slated to be produced as an EV at the company’s Sunderland plant in the UK as part of a previously announced £3 billion ($3.9 billion) investment to transition three top-selling models — the LEAF, Qashqai, and Juke — to electric power.
According to the report, Nissan could offer the Juke with an updated hybrid powertrain similar to the Qashqai’s e-POWER system, which combines an electric drive motor with a gasoline engine used as a generator. The approach would allow the automaker to extend the model’s availability in markets where electric adoption remains slow.
Nissan plans to launch the next-generation LEAF EV later this year, followed by the Juke EV in 2026 and the Qashqai EV in 2027. However, production schedules for some EVs have been adjusted, with reports from Japan’s Kyodo News last month suggesting reduced output plans for the 2026 LEAF. In the US, Nissan has also postponed production of two EVs previously slated for its Canton, Mississippi plant.