Renault-Nissan Alliance Celebrates 250,000 Electric Vehicle Sales
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is celebrating this month, with news the French and Japanese carmakers have collectively sold a grand total of a quarter of a million electric vehicles. Renault-Nissan said sales for its EVs are up 15 percent year-to-da
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is celebrating this month, with news the French and Japanese carmakers have collectively sold a grand total of a quarter of a million electric vehicles.
Renault-Nissan said sales for its EVs are up 15 percent year-to-date on the same period last year. This year has accounted for 31,700 sales from the 250,000 milestone.
The quarter-million was chalked up by Renault, which traded a 21-year-old diesel-dunger from a French engineer for a brand new Renault ZOE.
A new EV rebate from the French Government encouraged the buyer, says Renault, as the incentive offers up to €10,000 (AU$14,400) to customers specifically trading older diesel-powered vehicles for EVs.
France has shifted its stance on which cars its citizens should drive, with talk of a partial ban on diesel-powered passenger cars after decades of government legislation supporting their use.
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