Amsterdam partners with Renault/Nissan in introduction of electric cars
The City of Amsterdam is collaborating with car manufacturers Renault and Nissan to introduce more electric vehicles into the capital. On 22 September, alderperson Eric Wiebes (responsible for Traffic, Transport and Infrastructure) signed a cooperation agreement with Emmanuel Delay, Senior Vice President Finance & Administration of Nissan International and Jean-Paul Renaux, head of Renault’s activities in the Netherlands.
First electric passenger car
In January 2011, Nissan will introduce the first electric passenger car in Amsterdam. The trailblazing car has been baptised the Nissan Leaf.
The Netherlands shares the honours with Portugal and Ireland as being the first European location where this car will be introduced.
Complete series of electric vehicles
Renault will introduce a complete series of electric vehicles throughout 2011. The City of Amsterdam is set to increase the number of recharging points across the capital in order to further facilitate electric transportation and the use of electric vehicles.
More recharging points
The City of Amsterdam plans to increase the number of recharging points for electric cars from 100 to almost 2,000. City planners hope that electric car use will increase if the stations are more conveniently located. 150 electric cars currently make use of the existing stations. In 2009, Amsterdam set the goal to have 5 percent of all vehicles in the city running on electricity by 2015, which equates to 10,000 vehicles.
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