Nissan has unveiled the Nissan e-NV200 electric taxi for Barcelona City.
The e-NV200 100% electric taxi version, revealed at Frankfurt show in Germany, will also be introduced in other big cities around the world and will be begin production in 2014 in the city.
Barcelona is the first city in the world to commit to the implementation of the zero-emission vehicle as publicly accessible transport. The city will lead the global rollout of the new e-NV200 100% electric taxi version.
Nissan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Barcelona City to promote the use of electric vehicles as taxis and as delivery vehicles by improving the quick charging network and looking at a range of privileges for zero emission operators.
The Nissan e-NV200 will be manufactured at the factory located in the Zona Franca in Barcelona from mid-2014 with an investment of 100 million euros and will create over 700 new jobs, the automaker said in a statement.
The factory in Barcelona will be the single global manufacturing plant for the e-NV200 and vehicles will be exported worldwide to a range of international markets, according to the company.
