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

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RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability.

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Tips: 4 Warning Signs to Watch for in Your Hybrid Car

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If you’re thinking of buying a used hybrid car, there are a few things you should keep in mind. You can expect to get about half the mileage out of a hybrid battery after five years, so it’s important to factor in the cost of replacement batteries when you’re calculating the total cost of ownership.

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Aluminium-Air Batteries to replace Li-Ion battery Soon?

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For example, rechargeable Li-ion batteries could offer a range of 200 miles, but aluminium-air batteries could be used for a 1000 mile range. The battery is then replaced and the aluminium hydroxide is re-processed to produce reduced aluminium metal. The company received $60 million in an IPO in Tel Aviv earlier this year.

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Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. In 2011, PowerGenix delivered its first production prototype product for the micro-hybrid stop-start market. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

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Other companies, led by Toyota and Honda, focused on fuel cell vehicles that converted hydrogen to electricity on board so were essentially electric vehicles. Today, there are nearly 8,000 fast-charging stations for electric cars in the United States (and many more of the slower Level 2 type. Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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company, which was founded in 2010 by three Stanford grads, is producing a machine that generates 230 to 430 kilowatts using almost any kind of fuel, including ammonia, hydrogen, biogas, or natural gas. Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. The Menlo Park, Calif.,

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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