An agreement has been sealed by Acciona and the Renaut-Nissan Alliance to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in Spain. Signed by Jean-Pierre Laurent, President of Renault Espana, S.A. and Manuel de la Guardia, Managing Director of Nissan Iberia, S.A., representing the Renault-Nissan Alliance, and Carmen Becerril, President of Acciona Energia, this agreement will see the gather of strengths in order to create an Electric Mobility Operator.

In its part of the agreement Acciona will be responsible for the development of an an intelligent charging network and for providing associated services and supply electricity produced from renewable sources. The implementation will be made in coordination with the predictions for the commercialization of the Alliance’s electric vehicles.

As for the Alliance they will guarantee the compatibility of the network with the electric vehicles and their navigation systems so that available charging points can be identified.

The charging network consists in three different elements: the charging points, a communications and information system and other value added services, including quick, safe and efficient energy supply.

A pre-determined supplier at a set fee, the possibility of taking out a contract for electricity produced from renewable energies, access to a geo-positioning service for charging points, the availability of a roaming solution for cross-border travel, and the existence of a network of charging points in public and private places are some of the objectives that this agreement is attending to fulfill.