Renault is to help establish a network of recharging points in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
İstanbul Enerji, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and the French carmaker have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement a program for expanding the use of electric cars in the country’s biggest city.
The partnership program will deploy a charging network for electric vehicles, which will be launched in 2011. The carmaker also hopes to explore ways to increase funding for electric vehicle projects in the city and develop special opportunities for fleets and the public to trial electric cars to further encourage their use.
Renault, announced back in October that it would be producing its Fluence Z.E electric car at its Turkish plant in Bursa. This will make the Fluence Z.E. the first mass-produced electric vehicle in Turkey.
As part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the carmaker has signed more than 60 agreements worldwide, aimed at developing infrastructure and consumer demand for electric vehicles around the world.
