The Nissan Juke Has Gone Electric. It Is Still Completely Unhinged.

Electrifying was invited to Nissan's headquarters in Japan for an exclusive first look at the all-new electric Nissan Juke. The Juke has always been a polarising car. It helped kick off the compact crossover trend when it arrived in 2010, and Nissan has sold more than 1.5 million of them across Europe since. Now, for the first time, it goes fully electric. The design is based closely on Nissan's 2023 Hyper Punk concept, and for once the production car genuinely looks like the concept that inspired it. The bodywork is heavy on angles and geometric surfaces. The front carries layered, jewel-like headlights with an illuminated Nissan badge and a full-width light bar. Around the back, the lights carry the same origami geometry. The reviewer noted Morse code-like markings somewhere on the car that had not been explained by Nissan at the time of filming. No technical specifications were released at the reveal. Based on Nissan's existing lineup, two battery sizes are expected, similar to the Leaf's 52 kWh and 75 kWh options. The car is expected to be front-wheel drive. Charging should be in line with Nissan's latest EVs. Like the Leaf, the new Juke will support vehicle-to-load and vehicle-to-grid technology, allowing it to send power back to a home or to the grid, though a confirmed availability date for those features in the UK and Europe has not been announced. Unlike the outgoing Juke, which was adapted from a combustion platform, the electric Juke sits on Nissan's dedicated EV architecture, shared with the Leaf and Ariya. A purpose-built EV platform generally means better packaging, more efficient electronics, and more interior space relative to the car's footprint. The reviewer noted that the original Juke was notorious for being bigger on the outside than the inside. Production will happen at Nissan's Sunderland factory in the UK, the same plant that builds the Leaf. That UK origin should make the Juke eligible for the UK government EV grant, which could represent meaningful savings for buyers. Pricing is expected to be competitive with the current Juke, which sits in the mid-to-high 20,000-pound range, though no specific figure has been confirmed.