The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) defends its choice of BMW as its automotive partner for the games, saying that it best matched its average 120g/km emissions targets.
Still, detractors surmise that Nissan’s 2012 Olympic fleet would have averaged 60g/km of CO2, far lower than what the games’ organizers had required. According to a senior Nissan source, Nissan’s average emissions were the lowest of all the bidders. The source considers LOCOG’s decision to be a “backwards step” for the capital’s chances of creating an electric infrastructure. The source added that it doesn’t have a problem with BMW getting the contract but then, Nissan feels that LOCOG missed out on a chance to “kick-start a proper electric infrastructure in London.” Half of Renault-Nissan’s 4,000-strong fleet would have consisted of all-electric Nissan Leafs, which will go into production within a year.
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