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Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Company Closes 13.7M Funding Round

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McPhy Energy , a French company founded in January 2008 with the mission to industrialize and commercialize a new magnesium hydride solid state storage system for hydrogen, recently closed its second round of funding worth €13.7 Tags: Brief. million (US$17.3 Following a €1.6m

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF to Test 100 Units of Production EV Models in Paris Region in 2010; New Partnership in Lombardy

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For one year from September 2010, consumers, professionals and local government employees will try out 100 electric Renault-Nissan Alliance passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A file has been submitted to the French Energy Management Agency (ADEME) as part of the invitation for expressions of interest announced on 26 June 2009.

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France Launches 14-Point Plan to Accelerate Development of Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids; 1.5B for Charging Infrastructure, New 625M Li-ion Battery Plant

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The 14 elements of the plan are: ADEME (the French Environment and Energy Management Agency) will launch in early 2010 a new call for projects on infrastructure costs, to support plug-in demonstrators and trials combining infrastructure, applications and target territories, and to validate the functioning of the ecosystem of rechargeable vehicles.

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What will Daimler’s partnership with Renault-Nissan mean for electric cars?

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Tuesday 6 April 2010. It appears that the motoring industry is about to receive yet another shake-up with German giant Daimler, the company behind brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Smart, set to combine its might with French manufacturer Renault and Japan’s third largest carmaker Nissan (see article). The Green Piece Column.

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Manufacturer Spotlight: Citroen

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Where we stand: October 2010 French car manufacturer Citroen was the first mass production car company outside the USA and pioneered the sales and service network that complements the modern motor car. Tags: Citroen Cars Electric cars Green cars Manufacturer Spotlight. In recent months, [.].

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EIB to Contribute Up to €300M in Financing to Valeo for €645M Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction Projects

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In June, Valeo and five other industrial companies in France formed a consortium to promote an electric drive-train industry for vehicles. These 6 industrial groups proposed different projects, through their consortium, to the French environment agency (Ademe) at the end of June 2009.( management of the vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Electric vehicles put to test in Paris; Italy news

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The alliance and the French energy company are planning a large-scale electric vehicle test in the region that will run for one year beginning in September, 2010. The field trials begin in 2010.

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