Car hire company Avis, has partnered with the Renault-Nissan Alliance to offer electric cars to its customers from 2011.

Pascal Bazin, chief executive for Avis Europe, said: “At Avis, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and are always looking for new ways to improve our environmental performance.

“We are delighted to sign this important partnership with Renault to offer electric vehicles as part of our green fleet, which is an increasingly central part of our customer offering.”

From 2011, Renault will progressively roll out four electric vehicles.