The Nissan Leaf, the first entirely electric car, is headed to the market and will first appear in B.C., Canada starting in 2011, one year before it hits the global market.
Vancouver and the Renault-Nissan alliance penned a deal to make the city a large-scale test for developing zero-emission vehicles.
The challenge now is to prepare Vancouver and other cities in the province to accommodate recharging devices, which is where BC Hydro’s involvement comes into play.
Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, revealed that the agreement is in line with his goal of moving the city closer to the goal of having zero-emission mobility and becoming the greenest city in the world. 2011 will mark an important year, with Vancouver’s plans of reaching the objectives by 2020.
