Today, many car and tech enthusiasts think “Tesla” when you mention electric vehicles, but EVs have been around for some time, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance was the first to bet big on electric. The Franco-Japanese partnership is the world leader in EVs, and recently reached the milestone of 350,000 units sold since December 2010, when the first Nissan Leaf went on sale.
The Alliance achieved breached the mark in August, while also setting an industry record of 100,000 EVs sold in a single year. Today, the two brands account for half of the EVs sold worldwide, and the Nissan Leaf remains the industry’s best-selling EV ever with more than 230k units sold globally. Renault is the best-performing EV brand in Europe.
“This historic milestone confirms our customers’ recognition of the benefits of Renault and Nissan electric vehicles. Our commitment to contribute toward a zero-emissions world by bringing to the market a full range of affordable EVs makes Renault-Nissan the indisputable leader in EV technology,” boasted Alliance chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the only global car group with a wide range of zero-emission vehicles for personal and business use. In addition to the Leaf, Nissan also sells the e-NV200, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014. Renault sells the Kangoo Z.E. van, the SM3 Z.E. sedan, Zoe hatchback and Twizy…thing. The latter two are available in Malaysia.
To date, Nissan has sold more than 250,000 EVs in 48 markets. The Leaf has covered more than 2.7 billion km, helping prevent an estimated 455,249,190 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, the company claims. The US, Japan and Europe accounted for 90% of Leaf sales. Late last year, Nissan launched an updated Leaf with a 250 km range.
Renault’s EV journey started with the Kangoo Z.E. in October 2011. The French company recently reached the 100k EV milestone, marked with a ceremony in Norway, where a customer took delivery of a Zoe. The B-segment hatch is the best-selling EV in Europe, with sales increasing 32% during this first six months of this year, and one of four EVs on European roads is a Renault. Last year, Renault improved the Zoe’s range by 30 km with 10% faster charging times.
The Alliance’s next future bet? Autonomous cars.
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..& we’re selling how much in M’sia?
EV’s are supposed to be affordable right? Gomen apa bikin?
Renault-Nissan should start EEV here
Proton saga REEV and exora REEV. Champion in the race in UK. But no plans to put into production
Just like HSV… oh wai
Nissan Leaf is a hot seller in Europe. In Malaysia, the car is RM250k. I don’t know what nonsense Madani from MAI is talking about when he says EEV is to hit penetration 40%
Hello stupid Madani, the first electric car in Malaysia is the Leaf and that was priced RM250k. Sales were ZERO.
People buy BMW and Mercedes Hybrid because they are rich and they can do so. Money is no problem to them. But 90% of people in Malaysia average earners, how can be buy an EEV? When it is priced RM250k?
and mean while…our rubbish government and it’s policies makes leaf RM180k
U will have to thank ETCM for that, not Gov. Cuz they will install 2 recharge stations for u in the package. Apalagimau u dari TC?
I remember proton saying that they will sell their own ev by 2017. Let’s wait and see hmmmm
First of all, before thinking of increasing the use of EV here in Malaysia, the government should improve the infrastructure for this type of vehicles. More public parking lots should have charging stations.
Another factor to consider before buying an EV is range. People who owns an EV usually owns another ICE car for long distance journey. EV is only practical for everyday city use. Plus, in Europe, most people drive without turning on their air-cond, but in Malaysia, it is a must due to our hot weather. That will ultimately reduce the EV’s range per charge.
And I’m not sure if the EV could be considered as a clean-energy vehicle in Malaysia, considering the fact that 90% or so of our electricity sources are hydrocarbon-based. Which isn’t the case in Europe. So I’m not sure if the “green-energy” rebates for EV would be reasonable.
In regards to Proton making an EV, if they want to go ahead with the plan and achieve their 2017 target, they need to find a partner to supply the batteries. The 2 major EV manufacturers, Renault-Nissan and Tesla, already plans to manufacture their own Li-Ion batteries to ensure complete independence from market fluctuations for this kind of batteries. And another aspect that they need to consider is leasing the batteries. For example, if you buy a ZOE, you don’t own the battery, you rent it. So after 5 years, you don’t need to pay to replace it. It makes the car more affordable in the long run.