Renault has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Istanbul Enerji, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, to implement a program aimed at preparing for a zero-emission partnership.
The partnership program will cover the deployment in the Istanbul municipality of a charging network for electric vehicles, which will be launched in 2011, and the ‘roll-out of corresponding services and developments’.
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The parties have decided to launch preliminary work with a view to encouraging the adoption and promotion of electric vehicles – set for launch in 2011 in the Istanbul municipality – in order to reduce CO2 emissions and the effects of climate warming.
To that end, 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 working group will be tasked with making proposals on:
- multiplying the number of projects that could favour the use of electric vehicles in Istanbul, especially those focused on charging networks;
- installing and developing a network of charging stations for electric vehicles;
- developing special projects for fleets, public spaces and cities;
- analysing the regulations on installing and operating electric vehicle charging stations.
Last October Renault announced it would be producing Fluence Z.E., one of its new electric vehicles, at the Bursa plant. Fluence Z.E. will be the first mass-produced electric vehicle in Turkey.
