Sibeg, Nissan e Arval together for the development of electric mobility in Sicily with the “Green Mobility Project 2.0 “, through an agreement that strengthens the path already started in 2018. Today, with the delivery of the 98 100% electric Nissan LEAFs, the environment will benefit from the reduction of CO2 emissions of about 1.100 tons *, in the four years of rental, compared to the use of a fleet composed exclusively of endothermic vehicles.
Sibeg – bottler of The Coca-Cola Company products for the Sicilian market – has in fact chosen 98 cars Nissan LEAF 100% electric to be allocated to its own sales force. Cars will be provided in long term rental gives Arval Italy, a company specializing in vehicle rental and sustainable mobility solutions.
Arval Italy will make Nissan LEAFs available to Sibeg through contracts of long term rental 48 months, a solution that, in addition to vehicles, also includes a series of car management services (ordinary and extraordinary maintenance, 24-hour assistance, insurance coverage).
Moreover, thanks to the “green” choice of using electric vehicles, with Nissan and Arval, Sibeg participates in “1 Electrified Vehicle = 1 Tree“, An international project with which Arval undertakes to plant a tree for each electric or hybrid vehicle rented in the San Godenzo Forest, in the province of Arezzo, which will bring further benefits including: 15 tons of CO2 stored, 294 new habitats for fauna local, 392 months of oxygen generated, 98 hours of work created.
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Thus Sibeg’s commitment to sustainability is renewed: “Sibeg is one of the main protagonists of the regional production landscape, capable of doing business, generating value for the territory, concretely supporting the economy and working every day in the direction of social responsibility – he says Luca Busi, Sibeg CEO – “Green Mobility Project 2.0” is a revolution for corporate mobility and also an infrastructural resource that has allowed us to build a new “Electric Ecosystem” in Sicily. With this new phase of the project, we want to push further on the accelerator of environmental policy, which already sees us as protagonists with the conversion of our entire full electric fleet; with the introduction of the rPet for a lower impact of packaging on the environment; with the commitment to rationalize water consumption, thanks to a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant; with the new trigeneration plant, which allows the company to independently produce 50% of its electricity needs; with the use of 100% energy from totally renewable sources; with the implementation of the “3R model” (reduce-recover-recycle) for the disposal of waste with zero impact. We are committed every day to improve our environmental management system: a virtuous path for the entire community, today a “model” at national level ».
By virtue of its range of travel, the connectivity and safety technologies it is equipped with, LEAF is the ideal car to accompany Sibeg’s Sales Executives. “With the launch in 2010, LEAF has paved the way for Nissan to zero emissions and this agreement is part of that direction,” he commented. Vincenzo Varriale, Nissan Italy Sales Director, who added: “Nissan’s path towards decarbonisation is based on a few main steps: in 2023 we expect to reach 75% of our sales in Europe with electrified cars and from 2030 all the new models we introduce in key markets will be electrified. . We will do all this through a series of electrified products, some already available and others immediately arriving. In the first case, the new 100% electrified Qashqai is back, recently launched, which is already enjoying great success both in terms of private sales and corporate fleets. “
“We are proud to be an integral part of this partnership with two realities that, like us, are committed to environmental sustainability and the protection of the territory” he declares Tomaso Aguzzi, Sales Director of Arval Italy “We have ambitious goals for the next five years, in line with our strategic Arval Beyond plan, which will lead us to have 25% electrified vehicles in the global fleet. For this reason, we work to concretely support all our customers in their energy transition paths, in line with our ambition, which is that of the BNP Paribas Group, to commit ourselves daily so that our activities and our business have a positive impact on society. “.