Blog of RENAULT NISSAN Alliance

Nissan has been named one of the world’s greenest brands for 2013 in Interbrand’s third annual Best Global Green Brands report. Noted for its leadership in zero emissions mobility with the Nissan LEAF 100% electric vehicle, Nissan was ranked fifth place overall out of 50 brands that were selected.

Before Philippe Schulz became Renault’s Expert Leader, Environment, Energy and Raw Materials, he worked for the oil industry.

But he could see the writing on the wall and that led him to his current role at Renault, as one of the driving forces behind its expansive electric vehicle programme.

Some of the world’s greatest thinkers are gathering at TEDGlobal in Edinburgh this week to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the world… and while they’re here they will discover how the Renault-Nissan Alliance has started the electric vehicle revolution with the aim of delivering sustainable zero-emission mobility for all.

The United Nations has recognised Renault’s significant efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its plant in Tangier, Morocco.

By switching from natural gas to biomass for its boilers and implementing a highly effective heat recovery process in its paint shop, the advanced Renault plant has cut CO2 emissions by almost 10,500 metric tonnes a year.

British broadcaster and businessman Mark Goodier has today replayed his number one motoring moment by becoming the first person in Europe to take delivery of the all-new and UK-built 100% electric Nissan LEAF.
 
The former host of British music TV show Top of the Pops, best known for his time presenting on BBC Radio One, was the first UK customer to collect the original Nissan LEAF - the world's bestselling electric car - when the ground-breaking model was launched in Britain in May 2011.

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., and Keiko Ihara, currently the only Japanese female driver competing in the World Endurance Championships (WEC) — the highest form of sports-car endurance racing in the world — have signed a partnership agreement to promote zero emission mobility.

Today, Sylvie Lailler became the 10,000th Nissan LEAF customer in Europe, further cementing the ground-breaking zero emission car's status as the best-selling electric vehicle of all time.
 
Mrs. Lailler is a nurse who will be driving the Nissan LEAF on visits to elderly patients and using it with her family at the weekends. She picked up her Nissan LEAF from the Mantes-la-Jolie dealership near Paris, near where she lives.