Nov 26, 2014

Alliance: Renault-Nissan has sold 200 thousand electric vehicles

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has managed to sell 200 thousand cars in a year. The Alliance currently holds 58% zero emission car segment. Electric vehicles Renault and Nissan together drove more than 4 billion miles. Thus it saved 200 million liters of fuel, and the atmosphere didn’t get 450 million kilograms of carbon dioxide. From January to November of this year, Renault-Nissan sold 66 500 electric cars, which is by 20 percent more than the same period last year. Thus, two of the three top-selling electric vehicles is made by Renault-Nissan alliance. The most successful electric vehicle in the world is still Nissan Leaf. Just coffee range includes 6 models of the Alliance, including the urban «hypermini» from Nissan, Renault Twizy and e-Nissan NV200 van. We remind that Nissan can reduce the production of batteries for electric cars because of the developing cooperation between Renault and LG Chem. Nissan company recognizes that by its capabilities is behind the LG Chem for at least six months in terms of price and battery life. And while the decision on the reduction has been made, according to some sources, the Guide Nissan already is negotiating with other producers to give them expiring power. One of such partners can become LG.