Turning our attention away from the Detroit Motor Show (at least momentarily) and we shouldn’t forget that the Brussels Motor Show is also in full swing, where it was announced that Peugeot has signed two letters of intent agreements with Veolia and Greenwheels concerning the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of mobility services.
As part of the agreement, which Peugeot states demonstrates its desire to take a major share of the electric vehicle market, Peugeot and Greenwheels will also join the European Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities project that brings together more than 20 European cities, car manufacturers, electricity suppliers and research institutes.
The agreement with car sharing company Greenwheels is the latest in a historic partnership between the companies – Peugeot has already supplied more than 1,000 vehicles to the company in the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, several hundred electric vehicles will be rolled out, first in the Netherlands and then in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the agreement with France-based Veolia will see the companies form a strategic partnership concerning the supply of the Peugeot i0n with the possibility that it will be offered as part of the Autolib project, a self service electric car rental scheme.
So far, Peugeot has taken more than 2,000 orders for its electric i0n vehicle, which is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and will go on sale in October this year.
