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Renault-Nissan and greentomatocars to launch London EV cab fleet

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Renault

Renault-Nissan has reached an agreement with London’s greentomatocars to work on bringing electric taxis to the UK capital. The Franco-Japanese alliance and the British hire-car company will be members of the Partnership for Zero-Emission-Mobility. The first stage of the partnership will establish a network of charging stations around London. After that, the automaker will supply battery-powered cars to for the greentomatocars fleet. greentomatocars already provides pre-booked hire-cars using a fleet of Toyota Priuses and wants to take its service to the next level.

Renault-Nissan has been forming partnerships with private and public organizations around the world to promote demand for electric vehicles and establish the necessary infrastructure to make them practical. Nissan’s first electric car is expected to arrive in 2010. The Renault press release is after the jump.

[Source: Renault]

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