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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

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Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date.

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BASF and KIT to investigate opportunities of multilayered anodes for Li-ion batteries

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One potential solution for enhancing capacity and production efficiency of lithium-ion batteries is to subdivide electrodes into dedicated functional layers. Both academia and some first battery manufacturers are beginning to explore this approach. Wilhelm Schabel, who leads the participating group “Thin Film Technology” at KIT.

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ZF showcases new eMobility kit for commercial e-mobility; AxTrax 2 drives

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ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division presented its latest eMobility kit, which now includes all-electric central drives, axle drives and eComponents. With our modular electric drive kit, ZF can provide customers with everything they need to electrify their commercial vehicles from last-mile delivery vehicles up to 44-ton truck.

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The ‘most affordable’ DIY e-bike kit company just launched a new $349 version

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Swytch, makers of the self-proclaimed “most affordable” electric bike conversion kits out there, announced its newest model this morning. The UK-based company’s new Swytch GO kit comes with a super low pre-order price of just £299 (or US $349 for North American customers), though there’s a bit of a catch. Weighing between 2-2.6

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ZF presents the Modular eDrive Kit; reducing development time for new e-drives by up to 50%

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At IAA Mobility in Munich, ZF is presenting the Moldular eDrive Kit for purely electric drives. Th kit bundles the entire expertise of ZF's e-mobility team for system solutions, components, and software controls in a flexible and modular platform.

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KIT launches AgiloDrive project on agile production system for electric motors

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In Germany, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched AgiloDrive, a project seeking to develop novel product kits and production technologies for electric motors for direct transfer to industry. —Professor Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the wbk Institute of Production Science of KIT. Photo: Schaeffler).

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Renesas introduces complex device driver software to ease development of battery management systems for EVs

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Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced an AUTOSAR-compliant complex device driver (CDD) software module for designers of automotive battery management systems (BMS) in electric vehicles (EVs). Configurable parameters determine the number of cells in the BMS system and the desired rate of battery cell data collection.

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