Renault-Nissan has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish capital of Ankara to promote and implement electric vehicles.
The partnership programme will cover the deployment in the Ankara municipality of a charging network for electric vehicles which will be launched in 2011, the rollout of corresponding services and developments and the purchase of 100 EVs.
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Both parties have decided to launch preliminary work, while, a working group will be set up to obtain practical results on implementing an infrastructure for electric vehicle use in the city by 2011.
The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality said it wanted to include 100 electric models in its fleet as soon as the Renault vehicles come to the Turkish market.
The working group will be tasked with making proposals on
multiplying the number of projects that could favour the use of electric vehicles in Ankara, especially those focused on charging networks and installing and developing a network of charging stations for electric vehicles.
Other work will include developing special projects for fleets, public spaces and cities, as well as analysing the regulations on installing and operating electric vehicle charging stations.
