Renault Modus wins ‘Small MPV’ Green Car Award

The recognition for Renault’s environmental commitment continues with yet another accolade, this time the honour is for Modus as the winner in the ‘Small MPV’ category in the Environmental Transport Association’s ‘Green Car Awards’.

Renault recently scooped a leading magazine’s hotly-contested ‘Environment Award’, in acknowledgement of its wide range of low emission vehicles at an affordable purchase price classified by its eco² signature. Now Renault is celebrating again after its Modus car won the ‘Small MPV’ category in the Green Car Awards held by the Environmental Transport Association.

The Environmental Transport Association looked at over 1300 models of car currently on sale in Britain and examined their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create the definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.

The Car Buyers’ Guide was first published by the ETA in 1992 in response to requests from its growing membership and has since become the environmental benchmark for the car industry and the public, championing the greenest cars in Britain.

Andrew Davis, Director, Environmental Transport Association, said: “With the increasing costs of motoring and the threat to the environment there has never been a more important time to choose greener cars.”

Renault’s Modus and Grand Modus range has a strong focus on low emissions and economy with 13 eco² versions. Renault eco² vehicles must emit less than 140g/km of CO2, operate on E85 ethanol or on B30 biodiesel, be manufactured in a plant that has been certified ISO 14001, and be 95% recoverable at the end of their lifecycle - and include at least 5% recycled plastics.

Modus also includes five versions that emit 120 g/km or less.

Roland Bouchara, Managing Director, Renault UK said, “We are delighted to receive further recognition for our environmental commitment especially from such a prestigious organisation as the Environmental Transport Association. Modus and Grand Modus winning the Small MPV category in the Green Car Awards, as well as Clio being named in the ETA’s top ten best cars, is a great achievement.”

Renault has 37 cars in its range which fall into the 120 g/km CO2 emissions or under category and is amongst the top-three manufacturers to offer a large volume of vehicles in this bracket. Over 60% of Renault sales in 2007 were eco² vehicles. There are 79 eco² models available in Renault’s range from Twingo through to Modus and Laguna Sport Tourer ensuring Renault offers its customers one of the widest choices of economical vehicles on the market.