The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 250,000th electric vehicle: a white Renault ZOE to a French engineer.
The milestone came four and a half years after the launch of the Nissan Leaf and the alliance today accounts for half of the electric vehicles sold worldwide. The Leaf remains the best selling electric vehicle with more than 180,000 units sold worldwide.
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From January to 31 May 2015, the alliance sold about 31,700 EVs – up nearly 15% year on year.
“Demand for our electric vehicles continues to grow thanks to government incentives and the expanding charging infrastructure,” said Carlos Ghosn, alliance chairman and CEO.
“The positive response of our customers is also driving demand. These vehicles enjoy some of the highest levels of satisfaction rates from our customers around the world.”
Yves Nivelle, a computer engineer, swapped his 21 year old diesel car for the milestone ZOE after the French government introduced an environmental bonus in April to allow owners of older, polluting diesel cars to trade them in and get a rebate of EUR10,000 on a new EV.
Nissan also sells the e-NV200 van, which has been on sale in Europe and Japan since last year. In addition to the ZOE, Renault also sells the Kangoo ZEvan, SM3 ZE sedan and the Twizy, a two seat, urban commuter.
