Europcar has added three Nissan Leafs to its London rental fleet on a short-term hire basis from its Marble Arch depot in a deal that includes free recharging service for customers.

Drivers hiring the Leafs during the three-month pilot scheme period will be surveyed by Europcar at the end of the rental period to provide “feedback to help shape future generations of Nissan electric vehicles”.

An additional five Leafs will take part in a parallel programme in Paris,and if successful Nissan and Europcar “could potentially see it widened to other cities in France and Britain, as well as other countries in Europe”.