Renault-Nissan has invested billions to create a five-car electric vehicle lineup for Europe, where the models are getting an unplanned image boost from rising anti-diesel sentiment, which has been made worse by Volkswagen Group's admission last year of wide-scale cheating on tests that regulate tailpipe pollution. Nissan Europe EV boss Gareth Dunsmore says that the automaker sees a huge increase in customer interest for models such as the full-electric Leaf when air quality alerts are issued for major cities in the region. He spoke about this and more with Automotive News Europe Managing Editor Douglas A. Bolduc.