Founded in 2009 by Stephen Fitzpatrick, OVO redesigned the energy experience to be fairer, greener and simpler for all. The company has been recognised as the uSwitch Energy Supplier of the Year and ranked as number one in the 2015 and 2016 Which? energy customer satisfaction surveys. About Nissan in the UK Nissan Sunderland Plant produces the Nissan Qashqai, Juke, Infiniti Q30 and the 100% electric Nissan LEAF. Production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles began in 2012. Total plant volume since 1986 stands at more than 9 million units with 80 per cent of production exported to over 100 markets worldwide. Total investment made and announced since then is over £4.0 billion. 507,436 units were produced at Sunderland plant in 2016. Employment in Nissan's UK design studio (Paddington, London), technical centre (Cranfield Bedfordshire), manufacturing plant (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear) and sales and marketing operations (Maple Cross, Hertfordshire) now totals more than 8,000.