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When chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn took the reins of the Renault-Nissan Alliance in 1999, nobody was expecting that the electric vehicle would become such hot stuff. But with ever-stringent emissions regulations and increasing interest for alternative propulsion, EVs became in with the in crowd.
After introducing its first high-volume electric vehicle in 2010 in the form of the Nissan Leaf, the Franco-Japanese automotive alliance has come a long way. Believe it or not, Renault-Nissan has moved more than 350,000 EVs since December 2010, the month during which the Nissan Leaf went on sale. To date, more than 230,000 units of the frog-eyed electric dweller were sold.
"This historic milestone confirms our customers' recognition of the benefits of Renault and Nissan electric vehicles," declared Carlos Ghosn. "Our commitment to contribute toward a zero-emissions world by bringing to the market a full range of affordable EVs makes Renault-Nissan the indisputable leader in EV technology." The next-gen Nissan Leaf is a step toward that goal.
In this regard, the Leaf is not alone. The most important forming the pure electric stable of Renault-Nissan are the Nissan e-NV200 light commercial vehicle, Renault Kangoo Z.E. van, Samsung SM3 Z.E. sedan, Renault Fluence Z.E., Renault Twizy urban commuter, and the Renault Zoe subcompact.
Speaking of the Zoe, the cheeky little thing is currently enjoying the title of best-selling electric vehicle in Europe. It sells so well that the Renault brand currently accounts for one in four electric vehicles on European roads. Despite this immense success in the detriment of challengers such as Tesla, General Motors, and BMW, the alliance doesn’t plan to rest on the laurels of success.
As per a statement from the Franco-Japanese consortium, the peeps over at Renault-Nissan plan "to launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology by 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices, confirming the Alliance's commitment to achieve its twin goals of zero-emissions and zero-fatalities.”
"This historic milestone confirms our customers' recognition of the benefits of Renault and Nissan electric vehicles," declared Carlos Ghosn. "Our commitment to contribute toward a zero-emissions world by bringing to the market a full range of affordable EVs makes Renault-Nissan the indisputable leader in EV technology." The next-gen Nissan Leaf is a step toward that goal.
In this regard, the Leaf is not alone. The most important forming the pure electric stable of Renault-Nissan are the Nissan e-NV200 light commercial vehicle, Renault Kangoo Z.E. van, Samsung SM3 Z.E. sedan, Renault Fluence Z.E., Renault Twizy urban commuter, and the Renault Zoe subcompact.
Speaking of the Zoe, the cheeky little thing is currently enjoying the title of best-selling electric vehicle in Europe. It sells so well that the Renault brand currently accounts for one in four electric vehicles on European roads. Despite this immense success in the detriment of challengers such as Tesla, General Motors, and BMW, the alliance doesn’t plan to rest on the laurels of success.
As per a statement from the Franco-Japanese consortium, the peeps over at Renault-Nissan plan "to launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology by 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices, confirming the Alliance's commitment to achieve its twin goals of zero-emissions and zero-fatalities.”
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