RenaultNissansellsits100,000thZeroEmissoncar

Americangraduatestudenttookdeliveryofthe100,000thelectricvehicle RenaultNissanEVsoutsellallothermajorautomakerscombined NissanLEAFremainsworldsbestsellingEV WithitslatestEVZOE,Renaultexpandsitszeroemissionlineupandreinforcesitsleadershipin Europe

PARIS(July23,2013)TheRenaultNissanAlliancehassoldits100,000thzeroemissioncar.

ElectriccarsfromRenaultandNissanhavedrivenapproximately841millionzeroemissionkilometersenoughtocircletheearth morethan20,000times.Together,theyrepresent53millionlitersofoilsavedand124millionkgofC02thathavenotbeenemitted. Theageofthemainstreamzeroemissionvehicleishere,saidRenaultNissanAllianceChairmanandCEOCarlosGhosn. Weexpectdemandtokeepgrowingasthecharginginfrastructuredevelopsandweremain100%committedto zeroemissiontechnologyforthelongterm. RenaultNissanhassoldmorezeroemissioncarsthanallothermajorautomakerscombined. TheveryfirstEVfromtheAllianceisaNissanLEAFownedbyengineerOlivierChalouhiinCaliforniasSiliconValley.Hebought theLEAFwhenitdebutedinDecember2010. The100,000thcustomerwasAmericangraduatestudentAllisonHoward,whobecameanownerofNissanLEAFearlierthis monthanddrivesthecartoKennesawStateUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia. Itjustdrivesperfectly.Itssocool.Iloveit!saidHoward. ThefactthatitsallelectricandIdonthavetospendmoneyongasasacollegestudent,thatsgreat,sheadded.

NissanLEAFbestsellingEVever

Morethan71,000peopleworldwidehaveboughtNissanLEAF,theworldsbestsellingelectricvehicle.LEAFmakesupmore thanhalfofallglobalsalesofpureelectriccars. NissanLEAFwonthe2011WorldCaroftheYear,EuropeanCaroftheYear2011andCaroftheYearJapan20112012 awards. Morethan80%ofLEAFbuyersgloballyexchangecarsfromotherautomakers,makingtheLEAFoneoftheindustrysmost innovativeconquestvehicles.ThemajorityofcustomerssaytheLEAF,whichconsumesnopetroleumwhatsoever,has replacedtheirconventionalcarfordailyuse. ThetopmarketsforNissanLEAFaretheUnitedStateswithabout30,000units,Japanwith28,000units,andEuropewith12,000 units. IntheUnitedStates,theLEAFisamongthetop10vehiclessoldinSanFrancisco,SeattleandHonolulu. InNorway,theLEAFisoneofthetop10vehiclessold.ThecarisNissansbestsellingmodelinNorway,wheremorethan4,600 peoplehaveboughtLEAFssince2011.EVsinNorwayareexemptfromvalueaddedtax(VAT)androadtolls,andtheyhave

accesstobuslanesandfreeparking.

RenaultEuropesleaderwithfullrangeofelectricvehicles
Renaulthassoldabout30,000electricvehiclessinceitsfirstmodel,KangooZ.E.,wentonsaleinlate2011.KangooZ.E.was votedInternationalVanoftheYear2012. RenaultleadstheelectricvehiclemarketinEuropewitha61%share,includingTwizy..RenaultstopmarketsinEuropeare France,GermanyandItaly. InadditiontotheKangooZ.E.,RenaultalsooffersFluenceZ.E.sedanthetwoseatcommutervehicleTwizyandthe subcompactZOE,launchedearlierthisyear. TwizyisRenaultsbestsellingmodelwithabout11,000unitssoldsinceitwentonsaleinearly2012. RenaultZOEhasarangeof210km(NEDC).Thecarretailsfrom13,700eurosinFranceafterthegovernments7,000euro incentive,excludingthebattery.RenaultbegansellingtheZOEinMarchthroughoutEuropeandhassoldabout5,000units.

Committedtoazeroemissionfuture
TheAllianceistheindustryleaderinEVsandremainsfullycommittedtoazeroemissionfuture,withvehiclesthatcanbe rechargedusingpurelyrenewableenergy. Theplugincarsstoreenergyinalithiumionbatterythatmeetsorexceedsallenvironmentalandsafetystandardswherever theyaresold.Thevehiclescanbetoppedoffatanychargepoint,ortheycanbefullyrechargedovernightfromthe convenienceofthedriver'shome,garageorparkingdeck. Inordertoacceleratetheuptakeofelectricvehiclesaroundtheworld,theRenaultNissanAllianceisworkingwithgovernment authorities,utilitycompaniesandotherstorolloutanetworkofchargingstationsthatallowdriverstorechargetheircarsfrom zeroto80%capacityinlessthan30minutes.