VCS: Award for Renault-Nissan offensive
The 2017 Innovation Award of the Auto Environmental List of the VCS Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz goes to Renault-Nissan. The car company is thus honored for its long-standing electric offensive. The prize was presented on Friday at the AutoMobil trade fair in St. Gallen. Since 2012, the Auto-Umweltliste of the VCS has awarded a prize for innovative developments in environmental technology. This year, the innovation prize goes [...]
Since 2012, the VCS Auto-Environment List has awarded a prize for innovative developments in environmental technology. This year, the innovation prize goes to the Renault-Nissan car group for its electric offensive, which has been consistently pursued over the years. Its declared goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
The Group has already invested over $4 billion in vehicle and battery development in the noughties. In 2008, Renault-Nissan and the country of Portugal agreed on a large-scale cooperation to promote zero-emission mobility. A year later, Nissan's first all-electric passenger car was unveiled to the public in Yokohama. This was followed shortly after by Renault's "Zoe" model, which is also consistently geared to electric drive throughout its design.
No other major carmakers have been as early adopters of electric drive and have taken a similar investment risk as Renault-Nissan. This risk has paid off: the two partners now hold a global market share of over 50 percent for battery-powered models. Renault-Nissan won the Auto-Environment Innovation Award by a clear margin over Hyundai and Toyota, which were also nominated. Hyundai was nominated for its "Ioniq" mid-size sedan, the world's first newly developed passenger car designed solely for three alternative drive systems. Toyota appeared among the nominees because of its hybrid pioneering role with the successful "Prius" model introduced back in 1997.
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