Avis Introduces Electric Vehicles

Avis France Introduces Electric Vehicles for Hire Together with its Long-Term Partner Renault and Citroen
Building on its long-term environmental heritage, leading car hire company, Avis, has partnered with the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Citroen to offer electric cars to its customers from 2011.

The partnership will add to Avis' already well-established environmental programme, which has seen the company maintain a CarbonNeutral® status since 1999.

Pascal Bazin, Chief Executive for Avis Europe, explains: "At Avis, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and are always looking for new ways to improve our environmental performance".

"We are delighted to sign this important partnership with Renault to offer electric vehicles as part of our green fleet, which is an increasingly central part of our customer offering. Despite the impact of the recession, consumers are just as aware of the issues of climate change and it is only by working together with our partners that will we be able to make a difference."

Senior Vice President, Renault Corporate Sales Division, Uwe Hochgeschurtz, adds: "Avis is an important long-term partner for Renault so we are thrilled to be able to expand our offering with the company to include electric vehicles. We are confident that the partnership will play an important role in enabling customers to experience the new technology and learn about the environmental benefits of electric vehicles, which are sure to become a significant alternative for car travel in the future."

With electric vehicles, which produce zero emissions during use, Renault is preparing a breakthrough solution that provides sustainable mobility for all.

From 2011, Renault will progressively roll out four electric vehicles.
These include two derivatives of internal-combustion vehicles:
Renault Fluence Z.E., an electric version of Fluence which will initially be available in Israel and Europe. This vehicle will be manufactured at the Bursa factory in Turkey.
Renault Kangoo Express Z.E., which will be an electric version of Renault Kangoo Express, intended primarily for fleet and business use. This vehicle will be manufactured at the Renault Maubeuge factory in France.
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