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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility. are all strategic levers for the implementation of the reconversion project.

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Total to acquire battery-maker Saft in US$1.1-billion deal

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France-based energy major Total has filed a friendly tender offer on all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of advanced battery maker Saft with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers, AMF). per share, ex-dividend of €0.85 per share, valuing Saft’s equity at €950 million (US$1.1

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Liquid Metal Battery Corp secures patent rights from MIT

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Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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French electric vehicle participating companies providing One-on-One Meetings include: DBT : a manufacturer of level 2 and level 3 charging stations. CEA : a French government-funded technological research organization the focus of which includes material, batteries, and fuel cells.

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Mad Power thoughts

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Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. This was plain wrong. Energy Solutions.

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MIT team calls initial performance results of magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery “promising”

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Sectioned Mg||Sb liquid metal battery operated at 700 °C showing the three stratified liquid phases upon cooling to room temperature. In July 2011, LMBC, which has France-based Total and Bill Gates as investors, secured the rights to key patent technology invented by Sadoway and Bradwell. Credit: ACS, Bradwell et al. Click to enlarge.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.