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BUILDING THE FUTURE

Taking action for the environment means looking ahead. Renault will apply stricter conditions to its eco² label to keep pace with the major progress made by future generations of vehicles. At the same time, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is aiming for zero emissions: zero noise – zero pollutant emissions – zero greenhouse gases.

A mosaic of solutions 

A wide range of innovations will be implemented to meet the needs of Renault customers worldwide. They include the development of flex-fuel vehicles (fuels mixed with second-generation biofuels), gas-fuelled vehicles, mild-to-full hybrid engines (from the stop/start system to all-electric vehicles) and increased use of nitrogen oxide traps.

 

The process must be extended to production sites with greater use of renewable energies and more effective processes for vehicle dismantling.

In the immediate future: electric cars 

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is preparing the first mass launch of electric cars. As part of a partnership with Better Place, which is developing grid infrastructure, the Alliance will mass market electric cars supplied by Renault in Israel and Denmark from 2011. These quiet all-electric vehicles will meet high standards of performance, with no CO2 or pollutant emissions. The electric car is an ideal means of transport that will satisfy most transport requirements.

In the longer term: fuel cells 

Fuel cells are another environmental solution that hold out promise for the future. They produce electricity from the hydrogen and oxygen contained in the air and give off only water vapour. Another advantage of fuel cells is their range, which is far longer than that of the conventional batteries fitted on electric cars.

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