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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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3 Great Ways to Look After an Electric Car

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They’re not just great for the environment, but they could be great for your bank account, too. Charge it regularly, but make sure you’re not overcharging it. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions when it comes to this and you shouldn’t have much to worry about.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Since January 2016, the MEB has been under the direction of Christian Senger, who was previously in charge of Automotive Systems and Technology at Continental AG.

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Livall’s PikaBoost: Get The Taste Of E-Bikes Without Hurting Your Pocket

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  There is no denying that bicycle technology has improved by leaps and bounds in the past two centuries with better materials and manufacturing methods. However, with today’s crop of electric bicycles, we’re seeing the two-wheelers in all sorts of unusual shapes and sizes. It has got a decent range and charging time.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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I asked her about start-ups that she has liked, She talked of Bolt, which is setting up charging stations for two wheelers using 15 A plug points. So they pivoted to electric two wheelers manufacturing. A Brazilian expat, Jose Pinheiro, heads manufacturing at Ola Electric. She covers startups. He stays put at Krishnagiri itself.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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Even though we have around 1,300 charging points in the capital you cannot guarantee getting a space outside your house to charge overnight: London is just too densely populated. —Kit Malthouse, London Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise and Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership. BOP components.

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