It was a sign of shifting expectations for the electric-vehicle market last year when Nissan chopped nearly $4,000 off the base price of its electric Ariya SUV ... the Engage+ e-Force and Evolve+ ...

Earlier this year, Nissan USA slashed starting prices for the 2024 Ariya by as much as $6,000 ... Sitting above are the Engage+ e-4ORCE ($45,370), the Evolve+ e-4ORCE ($48,370), and the Platinum+ ...

while the Engage+ and Platinum+ variants are AWD (which Nissan calls e-4ORCE) only. The Ariya's starting price puts it under the base price of the Tesla Model Y. But the entry-level Ariya Engage ...