Renault-Nissan Alliance's EVs to ferry delegates at COP22

A fleet of 50 electric vehicles comprising the Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf and Nissan e-NV200 van will shuttle delegates at next month's COP22 Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.

By Autocar Professional Bureau

06 Oct 2016

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A Renault Zoe and a Nissan Leaf in front of the Grand Palais in paris at the COP21 climate conference last year.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is to provide a fleet of 50 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP22 Climate Conference to be held in Marrakech, Morocco from November 7-18. The fully electric fleet will shuttle delegates.

More than 25,000 participants from 195 countries are expected to attend the annual climate summit. It marks the second time the United Nations will use a zero-emission shuttle fleet in support of public transport at one of its major conferences.

The COP22 fleet will feature the Renault Zoe subcompact car, the Nissan Leaf compact car and the seven-seat Nissan e-NV200 van. The vehicles will be available to shuttle delegates 24 hours, seven days a week to key venues at the conference, as a complement to public transportation.

The Alliance will also provide a network of more than 20 accelerated and standard charging stations at strategic locations. The accelerated charging stations will be able to charge the EVs from 0 to 80 percent in about an hour.

With six models, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is the global leader in zero-emission vehicles and has sold more than 360,000 electric vehicles worldwide. The Nissan Leaf, launched in 2010, remains the industry’s best-selling EV while the Renault Zoe is the best-performing EV in Europe. The Alliance has sold about half of the electric vehicles on the road globally today including the Renault Twizy two-seat, urban commuter vehicle, and the Nissan e-NV200 van, which has been on sale in Europe and Japan since 2014.