In other news, the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan is ordering 150 Zoe EVs from Renault. An agreement was signed with Renault, by King Abdullah II of Jordan and the cars will be delivered by the end of this year. Reports indicate that the cars will run on solar energy that is generated on the royal property.
This is a huge order and possibly the largest since 2013. It makes Renault the biggest provider for Jordan’s royal EV fleet. Right now, there are further EV orders already being discussed.
Meanwhile, Beijing has taken an environmentally-agile decision where Electric Vehicles will be excluded from its vehicle limits on roads during Rush Hour. It definitely marks an effort to alleviate air and traffic pollution. The present exemption of EVs from the Rush Hour vehicle limit will run from 1st June 2015 to 10th April 2016.
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