The Future of Electric Vehicles: Perspectives from a Vehicle Maker (INTRASME Electric Vehicle Opportunity Workshop 2013)

Francisco Carranza is manager of the Nissan Europe External Affairs; he is responsible for the European strategic collaboration initiatives, the environmental and zero emissions support and the corporate reputation activities. He has been initiating partnerships between Renault-Nissan and some of the major stakeholders in the zero emissions mobility since 2008. Francisco is also actively contributing to the IEA implementing agreements related to the electric vehicles, to the fuel cell vehicles and to hydrogen production. Francisco has more than 10 years of experience in the automotive sector, including management responsibilities in the R&D, business development and external affairs. He has an engineering degree from Seville Engineering School and a MSc from the French Institute of Petroleum, he also have a MBA from EM Lyon and an MBA from Cranfield Management School.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 244,500 employees globally, Nissan sold 5.32 million vehicles and generated revenue of 11.38 trillion yen (USD 103.6 billion) in fiscal 2014. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. Nissan leads the world in zero-emission mobility, dominated by sales of the LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle. It is the best-selling EV in history with almost 50% share of the zero-emission vehicle segment.