The two organisations will work together to identify areas of cooperation for promoting the use of electric vehicles, as part of Pasener 2007-2013 the Andalusian Sustainable Energy Plan and the Renault-Nissan alliance’s zero emissions strategy.
Andalusian Technological Park was chosen as the backdrop for the signing of the agreement, given that it will be home to an electric vehicle pilot study, which will consist of a series of simulations to define energy, recharging points and battery life needs for the large-scale development of this new method of mobility.
The city of Malaga will play a leading role in Smartcity, a programme of electric car driving and usage tests that has the support of the Department of Science, Innovation and Business and now Renault, within the framework of the Renault-Nissan alliance.
The agreement describes a series of projects based on different issues: the plan, due to both their interest in zero emission fleets and their commitment to promoting the environment within their area of influence; and information for users, so that they become more familiar and discover more about this new way of getting around.
The agreement also includes training workshops for technicians specialising in electric vehicles and dissemination of the different types of incentives available from institutions in Andalusia.
This is the second Renault-Nissan Alliance agreement to promote the implementation of the use of the electric vehicle in Spain, following the announcement by the Alliance and Barcelona City Council that underlined the intention to set up a fleet and almost 200 recharging points in the city.
