Rio de Janeiro, Renault-Nissan will try to accelerate EV production in Brazil

Government officials in Rio de Janeiro will work with sister companies Renault and Nissan to accelerate the process of getting electric vehicles built in Brazil.

A new memorandum of understanding between the organizations also includes Petrobras Distribuidora, Light, Ampla and Rio Negócios, and is part of what's called the Rio Capital Energy Program. No timetable or investment figures were disclosed. As it is, both Rio and Sao Paolo have launched pilot programs in which Nissan Leaf EVs will be used in the cities' taxi fleets.

"As part of the MoU, the parties will study the possibility of producing electric vehicles in the state, as well as the entire infrastructure necessary for running such cars," according to the press release. You can read the rest of it below.


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