Historic EV milestones for Nissan and Renault

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) – even though still only a small percentage of vehicles on the road – is ever growing.

This is evident in the Renault-Nissan Alliance – a global leader in zero-emissions mobility –  selling its 350,000th EV since December 2010 when the Nissan Leaf went on sale.

The alliance achieved the historic milestone in August, while also setting an industry record of 100,000 EVs sold in a single year.

The alliance currently oversees half of EV sales globally, with the Nissan Leaf setting itself apart as the top seller ever at more than 230,000 units. Renault is the best-performing EV brand in Europe.

“This historic milestone confirms our customers’ recognition of the benefits of Renault and Nissan electric vehicles,” Alliance chairman and chief executive Carlos Ghosn said. “Our commitment to contribute toward a zero-emissions world by bringing to the market a full range of affordable EVs makes Renault-Nissan the indisputable leader in EV technology.”

The alliance is the only global car group with a wide range of zero-emission vehicles for personal and business use. In addition to the LEAF, Nissan also sells the e-NV200, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014. Along with the ZOE, Renault also sells the Renault Kangoo Z.E van, the SM3 Z.E. sedan and the Twizy, a two-seat, urban commuter vehicle.

To date, Nissan has sold more than 250,000 EVs in 48 markets globally. The Nissan Leaf has driven more than 2.7 billion kilometers, helping prevent an estimated 455,249,190 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. The US, Japan and Europe accounted for 90% of Leaf sales, with the US leading the way with about 97,000 sales, followed by Japan (68,000) and Europe (61,000).
Renault reached the 100,000 EV milestone worldwide since its first model, the Kangoo Z.E., went on sale in October 2011.

Nissan launched an updated Nissan Leaf with 250km of range in the US and Japan in late 2015, and in Europe earlier this year.

Renault last year improved the ZOE’s range by 30km with 10% faster charging times.