A fleet of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will shuttle United Nations delegates at its Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, the world’s largest environmental summit.

More than 50,000 delegates, including 400 from the UN, are expected to attend the summit - nicknamed “Rio+20” - to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the United Nations’ Earth Summit in Rio, where countries agreed to a blueprint for economic growth, social equity and environmental protection.

Welcome to Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the Alliance is running an EV shuttle service for the United Nations delegates. Close to the RioCentro Convention Center where most of the high-level Rio+20 talks are taking place, you will find the HSBC Arena. This is where Nissan LEAF, Renault Kangoo Z.E. and Twizy are on display and where you can sign up for a zero-emission test drive. 

Here is Mia Nielsen introducing our activities in Rio.

Zero-emission vehicles will have a role to play at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development - also known as Rio+20 - in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From June 13-22, a fleet of electric vehicles from the Alliance - Nissan LEAF, Renault Kangoo Z.E. and Renault Fluence Z.E. - will be used for shuttling UN delegates in and around the city. The vehicles will also be made available to the delegates for test driving. 

Robert Llewellyn is an English actor, blogger, presenter, writer… but did you know he was also a true EV enthusiast? And we are big fans of his. He’s test-driving our Renault Twizy and thinks it’s “pretty cool”…

Check out his video.

Renault’s distinctive Twizy – the electric tandem with its one-of-a-kind styling – is clearly in tune with its potential audience.

At the Geneva Motor Show, Renault announced a partnership with Cathy and David Guetta, one of Europe’s hottest music making couples. Double Grammy Award winner David, along with his artistic director and club organiser wife Cathy, are to become Renault Twizy Ambassadors and will play a leading role in the launch of the car this spring.

Preparations for the Alliance participation in TEDGlobal 2011 conference in Edinburgh, UK are now complete and the critical things are all in place- the booth is set up (and our first visitors most impressed), Alliance video is looping on the screen, Nissan LEAF and Renault Twizy looking their best under the lights, and the most important element for a week long conference is assured: a reliable source of good strong coffee!