- All-New Nissan MICRA offers Vehicle-to-Load technology, allowing customers to conveniently power gadgets and equipment using the car's main battery
- Nissan demonstrated the technology at a recent industry event by cooking tasty 'MICRA-chips' for hungry journalists using a special Mount Fuji-themed 'MICRA-wave'
- With a history stretching back more than 40 years, the sixth-gen MICRA is a chip off the old block
London, UK – Nissan put the All-New MICRA's Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) technology to good use recently by powering a customised 'MICRA-wave' that cooked up tasty treats for guests at the annual SMMT Test Day, a key industry event for UK car journalists and content creators.
Of course, for an audience of hungry journalists, the Nissan team couldn't use just any old appliance, so they created a special Mount Fuji-themed 'MICRA-wave' – echoing the Mount Fuji icons that appear in the centre console and boot – and cooked tasty 'MICRA-chips' to share with guests while they waited to test-drive the 100% electric MICRA around the UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground.
Any customer with a new MICRA can take advantage of its V2L capability: all that's needed is a simple adapter – available from any Nissan dealer – which plugs into the car's charging port and allows them to power or recharge all sorts of gadgets and equipment using a standard UK three-pin plug. Power is drawn from the car's main battery, offering ample energy to charge a laptop, inflate a paddleboard, illuminate a campsite, boil a morning brew, or keep ice creams cool in a portable fridge.
Available now from Nissan dealers across the UK, the new MICRA is offered with two battery options: the line-up starts at £21,495* for a 40kWh Engage model capable of travelling up to 196 miles on a single charge (WLTP), while the longer-range 52kWh Advance model starts at £23,245** and can travel up to 257 miles on a charge (WLTP).
When the battery needs a top-up, MICRA offers one of the best quick-charge solutions in its category. Thanks to its 100kW DC charger (or 80kW on the 40kWh version), a fast-charge from 15%-80% takes just 30 minutes. To maximise charging efficiency, a heat pump is standard on both battery options, as well as battery heating and cooling capability.
The new Nissan MICRA follows on from five previous generations and continues a proud legacy for the nameplate stretching back more than 40 years – and while the latest all-electric version may differ from its predecessors in many ways, with rave reviews from car journalists, it's fair to say the latest iteration is a chip off the old block.
(*includes £1500 Electric Car Grant; **includes £3750 Electric Car Grant)
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About Nissan in the UK
Designed. Built. Loved. By Britain: Nissan employs around 7,000 people across the UK including at its design centre in Paddington, London, and its R&D engineering centre in Cranfield, while Sunderland is home to the UK's biggest single car plant, which builds two of the nation's best-selling cars – the Juke and Qashqai.
These models were recently joined by the all-new 100% electric MICRA, designed by the team in Paddington, as well as the European version of the new LEAF, which is now in production in Sunderland alongside the Qashqai and Juke as part of Nissan's EV36Zero project.
EV36Zero is Nissan's vision for the future of sustainable manufacturing: a blueprint that will transform Sunderland Plant into a flagship EV hub, bringing together electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery production. This is part of Nissan's goal to become a truly sustainable company and usher in a cleaner, safer and more inclusive world.
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Nic Shaw
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Tamara Better
Product Communications Manager
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