The Renault-Nissan Alliance and A2A are Collaborating on the Mass Marketing of Electric Vehicles

The first field trials will take place in 2010 with a fleet of electric vehicles that will gradually be made available.

Electric vehicles, zero emissions in operation and silent, represent a breakthrough environmental solution affordable to the greatest number. Marking its tenth anniversary this year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is leading a collaborative approach with both business and governments and has signed nearly 30 agreements worldwide with partners to launch its first electric vehicle starting in 2010 and to mass market a full range of electrical vehicles in 2012.

“The partnership with A2A is a major step forward in two ways. First for the launch of Renault electric vehicles in the immediate future, and second for the concrete implementation of zero-emissions mobility in Italy,” says Jacques Bousquet, Managing Director of Renault Italy. “Milan, and Lombardy in general, are the ideal place to trial electric vehicles, given that local government offices and consumers are very much aware of issues relating to the environment and sustainable development. We are delighted to be working with A2A on the development of technological and market solutions that will establish electric cars as a revolutionary mobility solution delivering benefits both for the environment and for motorists.”

“Sustainable development is part of the brief of A2A,” explains Giuliano Zuccoli, Chairman of the Management Board at A2A. “Electric cars will be one of the breakthrough solutions for the post-crisis period. As an energy company, we must pave the way for this technological leap by equipping cities with the infrastructure necessary for this new mobility.”