It’s a straightforward goal… but the challenge is huge. An initiative from The United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon calls for Sustainable Energy for All by 2030. Achieving it, he says, is “not only possible, but necessary.”

From June 13 to June 22, the Renault-Nissan Alliance was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Rio+20 to demonstrate that EVs are a real and affordable solution for sustainable transportation. The Alliance ran an EV shuttle for the UN delegates and had its EVs on display at the HSBC Arena where the public could sign up for test drives.
See our recap video here:

This cheeky Nissan LEAF decided to have a bit of fun and pulled up to a gas station. These brave attendants did their best to find a way to refill the car, little did they know that LEAF is no ordinary car ...

Vanessa Castanho works at the Renault Institute in Brazil, whose objective is to accelerate Renault’s sustainable development efforts in the country.
Here she elaborates on some of these activities.

We met with Olivier Murguet, President of Renault Brazil at Rio+20. We asked him about Brazil’s position on EVs, the impact of Rio+20 and Renault’s plans for its Curitiba plant.
See what he had to say.

Jorge Samek is Director General of Itaipu Binacional, which owns the Itaipu Dam, one of largest hydroelectric dams in the world.
Here he talks about why he is optimistic about the world after Rio+20.

Dr. Awni Behnam, president of the International Ocean Institute and former, longtime UN diplomat, took a ride in Nissan LEAF and Twizy at Rio+20.

In this video interview, he talks about the need for both clean modes of transportation, as well as energy sources in order to combat C02 emissions. He also describes his amazement at how quiet electric vehicles are and how he believes they can go a long way in improving our quality of life.

On June 18, Toshiaki Otani, Managing Director for the Renault-Nissan Alliance Battery Business, met with Brazilian media in the morning before attending a UN co-sponsored conference on electric mobility at the headquarters of Electrobras Furnas, the largest renewable energy maker in Brazil.

At the “Global Forum on Electric Mobility: Greening Transport for Sustainable Development,” Mr. Otani spoke about the arrival of the age of zero-emission mobility and the need for the public and private sector to work together for a sustainable transport future.

Next to the HSBC Arena in Barra, Rio de Janeiro, the Alliance has set up a gymkhana where Rio+20 participants and the public can come and test drive our two-seater Renault Twizy.

Meet some of them and find out how they enjoyed it.

Looking for a 100% electric van? Here is our Renault Kangoo Z.E., which is part of the EV fleet shuttling delegates at Rio+20. The perfect vehicle for fleet customers looking to reduce their CO2 footprint.

Find out about all its features with Francisco Vergara, our Renault Electric Vehicle Expert.