Heading to London or Paris in the next three months, and looking to rent a car for travel? Well, you can join the folks at Fringe by driving a Nissan Leaf. Nissan and rental firm Europcar have teamed up to offer the Leaf as a short-term hire in the two cities. Sounds like a great idea for those who are unsure whether an EV will cut it for their needs – think of it as a trial run in real world conditions.
Every customer hiring a Leaf – which has a 175 km operating range on a single charge – will be given a face-to-face handover by a Europcar representative, who has been fully trained on the car and its workings. Simplifying the process, Europcar will recharge the car completely free of charge, even waiving the standard service fee usually made for vehicle refuelling.
The pilot scheme will initially run for three months, but success will potentially see it widened to other cities in France and Great Britain, as well as other countries in Europe. No mention of rental rates, but there’s only one way to find out, I guess …
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Sounds good, what is EV btw?
Electric vehicle
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Wonder if this thing no battery, where can it be charged for a tourist who rent it? Charge via hotel?
Well put. Battery range is a potential ticking time bomb for a tourist. The last thing he needs is looking for a charge pod in an unfamiliar city. Leafs are best left to the locals. For now.
They have charging stations there, of course you need to find out from them before renting it.
went to UK last year. Cant rent a car from europcar with a Malaysian Driving license. So get an international driving license before going there.
Nissan, good that the Leaf won awards.
I read somewhere you have hybrid cars as well.
So why not sell hybrid in Malaysia so that we can buy cheaper imported cars (since hybrid).
Look at how Toyota is taking advantage with the 2 Prius (1 to be launched); and Honda with the Insight, CR-Z (manual and maybe CVT), while if Jazz hybrid is to be launched here, it should be cheaper than current Jazz and sales may pick up. Hey, I may even consider selling off my Nissan and go for it. he he he