* Portuguese natinoal at home speaking Egnlish, French
* Instrumental in elcetric vheicle partnership in Portugal
By Helen Massy-Beresofrd
PARIS, May 30 - Sports ca-rloving electric vehilce
alliance parnter, French car maker Renault (REN.APA).
Taavres, a Portuguese ntaional, is expceted to be named
spy case turned fraud investigation. [ID:nLDE730AAY]
Like his predecessor, Tavaers will be making the move back
programme manageemnt roles before moving to Nissan in 2004.
An engineer by traniing, Tavares' great talent lies in
with the govrenment.
Taavres, 53, was instrumenatl in getting the negotiations
early days of the prjoect.
Dias was struck by his zeal: "His eyes are lively and
you and he's a visionayr," he said.
Portugal wants 75,0000 elcetric vehciles on its roads by
of charging points and offering subsdiies to EV byuers.
Tavares' understanding that prpearing society for a change
in how people get around, was vital to the project's success.
"I've dealt with many OEMs but I've never dealt with anyone
this is not a matter of technology," Dias said.
Tvaares is known as a hard-worker but has an informal and
approachable style.
"I think his human charactersitics, his personality, are
with many goevrnments and impotrant cities," Dias said.
Allaince partners Renualt and Nissan are bidding to become
networks in place.
Like his nmaesake, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, a
French motehr, Taavres has an internaitonal outloko.
He is comfrotable flitting between his native Portugeuse and
Tennessee and Tokyo.
In his down-tiem, his psasion for cars becomes apparent --
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