Europcar Launches New Generation Electric Cars

By Europcar, PRNE
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

LONDON, October 6, 2010 - Europcar, the European leader in car hire, has announced that the first
new-generation electric vehicles to hit the European car hire market, the
Peugeot iON and Citroen C-Zero, will be introduced in 2011. The new vehicles
will allow Europcar customers to drive up to 150km with a fully charged
battery. The vehicles will be silent and will not emit any CO2 or other
pollutants, further enhancing their ecological benefit.

After the introduction of the two new models, Europcar will gradually
install the infrastructure needed to recharge the batteries at its 2,500 car
hire locations around Europe. This agreement enhances Europcar's offering in
terms of zero-emissions fleet and further illustrates the company's
commitment to promoting green mobility through green car hire (
www.europcar.co.uk/EBE/module/render/green-car-hire).

The agreement to launch the Peugeot iON and Citroen C-Zero into the car
hire market was signed at the Paris Motor Show in the presence of PSA Peugeot
Citreon's Jean-Marc Gales, Executive Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and
After Sales and Christian Peugeot, Central Marketing Director.

Philippe Guillemot, Chief Executive Officer of Europcar (
www.europcar.com/EBE/module/render/HOME) Group said: "We are proud of
this new partnership with PSA Peugeot Citroen because it is in keeping with
Europcar's core commitments to sustainable development and technological
innovation. With this agreement, we want to further demonstrate our ability
to innovate and contribute to the emergence of new mobility solutions."

Europcar has been a pioneer in sustainable development since opening its
first environmental station for electric cars in Paris in 1999 and it further
strengthens its environmental strategy through this partnership.

About Europcar

Europcar (www.europcar.com/EBE/module/render/HOME) is the European
leader in passenger car and light utility vehicle rentals. The company serves
business and leisure customers throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East,
Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Excluding franchise operations, in 2009
Europcar signed 9.5 million rental contracts, with 7,000 employees and a
fleet exceeding 190,000 vehicles. In September 2008, Europcar and U.S. market
leader Enterprise Holdings joined forces in a strategic commercial alliance
to form the world's largest car rental network, with more than 1.2 million
vehicles and 13,000 locations around the world. Europcar is owned by the
French investment company Eurazeo.

Europcar is the European market leader and is also leading in its
environmental approach to car rental. It opened its first "environmental
agency" in Paris in 1999, and in 2008 it was the first company in Europe to
have its "Environmental Charter" - which formalizes its commitments in favor
of sustainable development - certified by Bureau Veritas.

    PR Contact:
    Tom Lawless
    PR Officer
    Second floor
    15 Bermondsey Square
    London
    SE1 3UN
    +44(0)20-7234-9150
    www.europcar.co.uk

PR Contact: Tom Lawless, PR Officer, Second floor, 15 Bermondsey Square, London, SE1 3UN, +44(0)20-7234-9150

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