Renault-Nissan Sells its 100,000th Zero-Emission Car

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PARIS, July 23, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    - American graduate student took delivery of the 100,000th electric vehicle

    - Renault-Nissan EVs outsell all other major automakers combined

    - Nissan LEAF remains world's best-selling EV

    - With its latest EV ZOE, Renault expands its zero-emission lineup and

reinforces its leadership in Europe

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th zero-emission car.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62389-renault-nissan-sells-zero-emission-car

    Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately 841 million

zero-emission kilometers -- enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times.

Together, they represent 53 million liters of oil saved and 124 million kg of

CO2 that have not been emitted.

    "The age of the mainstream zero-emission vehicle is here," said

Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "We expect demand to

keep growing as the charging infrastructure develops - and we remain 100%

committed to zero-emission technology for the long term."

    Renault-Nissan has sold more zero-emission cars than all other major

automakers combined.

    The very first EV from the Alliance is a Nissan LEAF owned by engineer

Olivier Chalouhi in California's Silicon Valley. He bought the LEAF when it

debuted in December 2010.

    The 100,000th customer was American graduate student Allison Howard, who

became an owner of Nissan LEAF earlier this month and drives the car to

Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

    "It just drives perfectly. It's so cool. I love it!" said Howard.

    "The fact that it's all electric and I don't have to spend money on gas as

a college student, that's great," she added.

    For more information about Renault-Nissan's electric vehicle customers and

its 100,000 milestone, watch this video

[http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/4380 ].

    Nissan LEAF best-selling EV ever

    More than 71,000 people worldwide have bought Nissan LEAF, the world's

best-selling electric vehicle. LEAF makes up more than half of all global sales

of pure electric cars.

    Nissan LEAF won the 2011 World Car of the Year, European Car of the Year

2011 and Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012 awards.

    For the full press release, go here:

http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/4380

    Contact:

    Mia Nielsen

    Renault-Nissan Alliance

    mia.nielsen@renault.com

    http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com

    +33-(0)6-10-83-31-33

    Aline Henry

    Renault SAS

    aline.henry@renault.com

    http://www.media.renault.com

    +33-(0)1-76-84-01-83

    Masako Fujita

    Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    masako_fujita@mail.nissan.co.jp

    +81-(0)80-3589-0484

    http://www.nissan-newsroom.com/EN

    SOURCE: Renault-Nissan Alliance