Norway Post has placed an order with Renault for 240 electric vehicles in what the French automaker describes as "a further step forward in environmental responsibility."
The value of the order has not been disclosed but Renault claims it is one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle purchases so far. Norway Post announced this summer that it would order almost 300 new electric vehicles, mostly from Renault and some from Nissan.
With the purchase of the Kangoo Maxi Z.E, the postal utility is targeting a 40% reduction in its CO2 emissions by 2020, Renault says, "a very substantial measure when we consider that this company alone accounts for no less than 1% of CO2 emissions in Norway as a whole."
"With a range of 170 km NDEC (80 to 125 km under usual driving conditions), Kangoo Maxi Z.E. is well-suited to the everyday tasks of administrations and companies," it underlines.
"Norway Post's red Kangoo Maxi Z.E.s will mostly be used in areas of high population density," Renault adds.
Over the last few years, electric vehicle sales in Norway have been stimulated by a committed government incentive policy.
In Norway, electric cars are exonerated from VAT and road tax. They pay no parking fees, road tolls or ferry charges and they are entitled to use bus lanes.
