Nissan Micra EV: This Is It

It's based on the Renault 5 EV, and it'll be joined in the lineup by a new Juke EV.

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Andrei Nedelea

By: Andrei Nedelea

Mar 26, 2025 at 5:30am ET

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Nissan has unveiled an all-new sixth-generation Micra, a fully electric vehicle.
It has the same AmpR Small platform as the Renault 5 and will likely have nearly identical specs.
The Micra EV will be joined by an electric Juke, which will launch sometime in 2026.

Nissan has revealed the first image of its all-new Micra, which becomes a pure electric vehicle for its sixth generation. It launches in Europe this year, where it will be joined by a Juke EV to give subcompact buyers the option of either a hatchback or a crossover.

Under the skin, the new Micra shares the CMF-B EV platform (also known as AmpR Small) with the Renault 5 E-Tech and the two vehicles will likely have identical specs. It was penned at Nissan’s UK design studio to appeal to European buyers, and “it promises a compelling mix of audacious style and simplicity in a compact package – updated for the electric age.”

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Closeup of the Nissan Micra EV's front end.

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Specs are still kept under wraps, but we’re pretty sure it will have the same motor and battery options as the Renault 5 E-Tech. This means the base variant could have a 94 horsepower motor drawing from a 40-kilowatt-hour battery pack, giving a WLTP range rating of 186 miles (300 km).

You can get the small-battery Renault 5 with a more powerful 122-hp motor that provides more performance without sacrificing range. The top variant has a 150 hp motor, giving it a 0-62 mph (100 kph) acceleration time of 8 seconds, and a larger 52 kWh battery that pushes the WLTP range to 248 miles (400 km).

There’s also no reason why Nissan couldn’t create a Nismo-branded hot hatch version of the new Micra, borrowing the more potent powertrain from the Alpine A290, the spiciest version of the Renault 5. It gets up to 218 hp, can accelerate to 62 mph in 6.4 seconds, and is said to be one of the most fun-to-drive EVs around a twisty road.

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Nissan wanted to visually distance the Micra from the Renault 5 as much as possible, opting for more rounded details rather than the French car’s more chiseled shapes. Even though the headlights have an angular, squared-off look, they have large, rounded running light strips designed to emulate the shape of a large round headlight.

This makes the Micra’s front look a bit like a Mini Cooper, but the lights are meant to give the car its own distinct personality, not to be confused with the Renault. Whether it would have looked better without the light-up semi-circles around the headlights is debatable, though. Tell us in the comments if you prefer this over the Renault 5.

Joining the Micra in the 2026 fiscal year will be a fully electric Nissan Juke, and it too breaks with the design we know from the previous generations, and it may be the boldest-looking Juke we’ve seen yet. Nissan says its design is inspired by the Hyper Punk concept, which, unlike the Micra, is all about angles and sharp lines—it looks like a flat-shaded 3D rendering, which should translate into a very interesting-looking production model.

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Nissan is teasing the look of the upcoming Juke EV.

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If it's the same deal as the Renault 4 and 5, the Micra and Juke EVs will share the same powertrains and battery packs, which also means there’s potentially room for a hot Juke Nismo, which was absent from the second generation of the model. However, unlike the first-gen Juke Nismo, which was available with either front- or all-wheel drive, the new one will likely be a strict front-wheel-drive deal, if it happens at all.

Nissan’s European EV lineup will grow to four models next year, including the new Leaf crossover and the Ariya. The latter is already on sale on the continent. They will be joined by an important addition later this year, the Qashqai, whose e-Power powertrain features a 1.5-liter combustion engine that only acts as a generator to produce electricity for the electric motor that exclusively drives the wheels. It promises efficiency, quietness and punchy acceleration similar to direct rivals like the Honda ZR-V, which has a similar hybrid system also found in the Honda Civic hybrid.

Gallery: 2025 Nissan Euro EV Lineup

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