Renault-Nissan Alliance installs 90 new charge points for COP21
News
20 Nov 2015
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has installed 90 new electric vehicle (EV) charge points around Paris for the COP21 climate change summit.
The charge points come as part of the Alliance’s support of the summit and will be used to charge 200 EVs, including the Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf, to shuttle delegates and media attending the conference.
The installation is being done in partnership with French energy provider EDF, Schneider Electric, Aéroports de Paris, Paris City Council and SNCF, France’s national railway company.
27 of the new chargers will be rapid chargers, with 14 remaining after the COP21 has finished, including two at Charles de Gaulle Airport, two on the Paris périphérique highway and one at Orly Airport.
Renault-Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: “COP21 is a call to action to reduce the impact of climate change--including global warming resulting from personal transportation.
“Electric vehicles are the only existing, practical and affordable transportation solution to our planet’s environmental challenges – and they are available today. Expanding the EV infrastructure is mandatory for any city or state that’s serious about environmental stewardship.”
