Renault-Nissan Alliance & Orange Expand Electric Vehicle Partnership

Paris (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Renault-Nissan to supply 200 electric vehicles to Orange in France by
2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes
- Fleet will comprise Renault ZOE, Renault Kangoo Z.E., Nissan LEAF and Nissan
e-NV200
- Agreement expected to help contribute to Orange's commitment to reduce its CO2
footprint by 20% by 2020

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Orange,
one of the world's largest telecommunications operators, to supply it
with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles for its needs in France.

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Renault-Nissan, the global leader in sustainable mobility, will
provide the 100% electric vehicles to Orange by 2015. Orange will use
the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its
buildings and installations in France. Orange currently has about
2,000 pool vehicles in France with about 100 cars (hybrid, electric,
diesel, etc.) available for car-sharing purposes. Using the Orange
Auto Partage application, employees can book a car for professional
or personal use online or via a smartphone.

The Renault-Nissan electric fleet will comprise the Renault ZOE
subcompact, the Renault Kangoo Z.E. van, the newly launched Nissan
e-NV200 van and the Nissan LEAF, the world's best-selling electric
vehicle ever. Orange already owns a fleet of about thirty tandem
2-seat Twizys it has acquired from Renault since 2012.

"We believe that the use of electric vehicles needs to be
encouraged both professionally and privately. Therefore, this
agreement with the Renault-Nissan Alliance contributes to helping us
meet our commitment to a 20% reduction in our CO2 footprint by 2020,"
said Helene Billon, Orange Facilities & Mobility Management Director.
"By that time, we hope to continue the acquisition of more than 1,000
electric vehicles, notably to account for about one-third of our
car-sharing fleet in France."

"Thanks to the partnership between Renault and Nissan, the
Alliance is able to provide Orange with the widest range of electric
vehicles to meet its needs -- from subcompact passenger cars to
light-commercial vehicles," said Christian Mardrus, Alliance
Executive Vice President for Renault-Nissan B.V. and the Alliance CEO
Office. "More Orange employees will soon be able to enjoy the many
benefits of electric mobility: zero noise, smooth handling and
acceleration, and zero tailpipe emissions. And the vehicles can be
fully recharged with renewable energy at night, so they can be 100%
charged every morning."

For the full press release, go to:
http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/5198

Press Contacts:
Aurelie Le Clerre, Renault SAS, +33-(0)1-76-83-02-68, aurelie.le-clerre@renault.com
Gregory Neve, Nissan France, +33-(0)6-08-49-45-95, gregory.neve@nissan.fr
Sylvie Duho, Orange, +33-(0)1-44-44-93-93, sylvie.duho@orange.com

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