Earlier this week
Renault-Nissan CEO
Carlos Ghosn revealed there were plans to launch a new family of electric-vehicles for both Renault and Nissan and the first of these are expected to be on the market by 2010.
Before their launch, Nissan will conduct extensive testing of its new electric drivetrains and one of the primary locations it’s considering is London.
Renault and Nissan and will build the
electric cars using a shared battery system developed in Japan. The first production models will be sold in the U.S. but there are plans to launch the cars soon after in Israel and Denmark and eventually the UK.
Speaking with Reuters, Ghosn revealed there were negotiations with London officials but at this it is just a feasibility study.
Ghosn hopes to see metropolitan areas eventually build networks of battery stations where drivers of EVs could pull in and recharge or swap batteries after long trips or continual use without recharging.
“We are aiming for a minimum range of 100km”, Ghosn told reporters.
Source:
Motor Authority