Renault-Nissan, EDF to develop e-cars and infrastructure in France

MUNICH, Germany — The Renault-Nissan alliance and the largest French electric utility, Electricité de France (EDF) have signed an agreement to promote emission-free mobility in France. The move aims at offering all-electric volume vehicles from 2011 — including a countrywide network of battery charging stations. Both partners plan to analyze the energy demand and the necessary number of charging stations and evaluate the legal situation as well as the technological and financial environment conditions in the time frame through 2010. Then they plan to implement a comprehensive infrastructure for the energy supply of the electric cars in only one year. The... [read full story]