---
title: "All New Infinitis in 2021 Will Be Hybrids or EVs"
description: "Another day, another EV pledge from an international automaker."
date: "2018-01-17"
modified: "2018-01-17"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/17730/all-new-infinitis-in-2021-will-be-hybrids-or-evs"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "Infiniti News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "hybrid"
  - "Infiniti"
  - "variable compression"
---

# All New Infinitis in 2021 Will Be Hybrids or EVs

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Every new Infiniti model to arrive in 2021 or beyond will be either hybridized or fully electric, according to a statement by Hiroto Saikawa, Chief Executive Officer of Nissan, Infiniti's parent company. “We are going to make Infiniti the premium and highly electrified brand,” stated the exec to [*Reuters*](<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-detroit-nissan-infiniti/nissans-infiniti-vehicles-to-go-electric-idUSKBN1F52TN>), at the Automotive News World Congress on Tuesday.

This announcement follows the reveal of Infiniti's [Q Inspiration concept car](<https://www.thedrive.com/cars-101/17692/infiniti-q-inspiration-concept-revealed-in-detroit>), which is used in part to promote the brand's [VC-Turbo variable compression engine](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/16154/heres-the-latest-on-the-infiniti-variable-compression-engine>). The [2019 QX50 will be the first vehicle](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/16408/heres-the-new-infiniti-qx50-and-its-variable-compression-engine>) offered with this pioneering power plant, though there is not yet any information on when other Infiniti models will ship with the VC-Turbo engine.

It may not be unfair to speculate that this engine could be the centerpiece of the company's hybrids in 2021.

The re-engineered Nissan Leaf [entered production last month](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/16667/2018-nissan-leaf-production-begins>), which should prepare the company for near-future mass production of electric vehicles.

Other automakers are making grandiose pledges to expand their electric vehicle offerings in a similar time frame. General Motors promised to have [20 EVs on the market by 2023](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14802/gm-going-all-in-on-electric-working-to-ready-20-new-cars-by-2023>), and Ford called its bet this week, upping the ante with a promise of [40 available electric vehicles by 2022](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/17681/ford-will-launch-40-electrified-vehicles-by-2022>). Regardless of which company reaches its targets first, what matters most is moving product, and with [30 million U.S. consumers' mind open to making an EV their next vehicle](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9707/30-million-americans-might-go-electric-for-their-next-car-poll-says>), aggressive moves into the market may be beneficial to the early birds.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)