By Jamie White – Head of Communications
Renault has won two environmental awards at the 2014 Green Apple Awards.
The Renault Kangoo Z.E electric van was awarded the Green Apple Automotive Industry Bronze Award whilst the Renault Clio was named Runner Up in the Small Family Cars category.
It’s more success for clients of mystery shopping company, Douglas Stafford, after Skoda scooped a Green Apple Award for its Skoda Citigo.
These two accolades build on Renault’s success in previous Green Apple Awards. Last year, the Renault ZOE electric car took the Overall Winner prize as well as being named Best Small Family Car and in 2012 Renault was applauded with two awards for its commitment to zero emissions motoring.
The awards are organised by the Midlands-based The Green Organisation and were judged by members of the Midland Group of Motoring Writers.
Midland Group chairman Ian Donaldson said: “When The Green Organisation asked us for our current green champions we wanted to go further than some other awards and look beyond the official figures and rank our favourites in the real world, taking into account how they performed in our hands.”
The Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. is the world’s first 100%-electric van produced directly by a mass-market vehicle manufacturer. It provides zero tailpipe emissions and silent motoring that is ideal for commercial use within urban environments. The 44kW electric motor and 22kWh lithium-ion battery provide 226Nm of torque, available from rest, which allows for smooth, linear acceleration.
The Clio hatchback, now in its fourth generation, is available with a range of petrol and diesel engines which emit CO2 emissions of as low as 83g/km and with fuel consumption as low as 88.3 mpg.
Mystery Shopping and Performance Improvement company, Douglas Stafford, has been working with Renault UK for more than 10 years, providing the manufacturer with tailored and bespoke nationwide mystery shopping programmes to include Telephone Mystery Shopping, Email Mystery Shopping and Video Mystery Shopping.
