
Nissan’s new product pride, Leaf began to acceptable by the customers. In Europe, the first commercial customer to receive this car is a consortium MOBI.E from Portugal with nine maufacturer. Nine units Leaf acceptable by MOBI.E yesterday in Lisbon which was given directly by Nissan Diogo Jardim Country Director Iberia SA, Portugal.
“Such maufacturer as EDP, Efacec, Critical Software, Martifer and Siemens joined in MOBI.E want to set an example as the first maufacturer to obtain an electric car,” said Joao Dias. At the same time, Carlos Tavares also deliver one unit of Leaf to the Portugal government of to trial and acceptable directly by the Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates.
Portugal is the first country in Europe with Renault-Nissan in cooperation to develop electric charging stations that began in 2008. “We are very pleased electric cars to introduce in Portugal. cooperation of government, with public institutions, the consortium MOBI.E and Nissan has been running 3 years,”s aid Socrates.
Now, twentyfive cities have been charging stations in Portugal and the number had grown to 1.300 and 50 normal filling fast in mid-2011. Nissan have sent Nissan Leaf to customers in Japan and the United States. While in Europe, after Portugal, will follow Irlandia, Inggris and Belanda in the first quarter of 2011.