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MAN Truck & Bus exploring 2nd life, recycling strategies for traction batteries

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In the event that the battery packs can no longer be used as traction batteries, they are forwarded to secondary applications. The battery packs originate from the first field trial with battery-electric distribution trucks from MAN, which began in Austria in 2018 and lasted three years. peak shaving, means balancing charging peaks).

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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If the traffic becomes more congested (especially therefore in urban areas) or the road becomes more winding, the regenerative braking settings are available to the driver. When the car is not in use or in the event of a crash, power from the battery is automatically cut off. D1, D2, D3. Power electronics. For the launch of the e-up!