PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance and French electricity company EDF announced on Thursday a large-scale test of electric vehicles in the Paris region in 2010.

    According to a statement from the two companies, starting from September 2010 for one year, 100 electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will be tested by individual customers, professionals and employees of local authorities. The cars will be able to recharge at home, workplace, parking lots and on roads.

    Renault-Nissan and EDF plan to launch the proposed cars to the market from 2011.