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

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The performance of the ReFactory will also relate to the ability to generate closed-loop supply flows with controlled costs (reuse, recycling for repair), and to develop new value-added skills (retrofitting, dismantling, fleet maintenance, preparation of batteries for the second life, etc.)

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

As countries transition away from fossil fuels to green sources of energy like wind and solar, there will be natural lulls in energy production due to weather conditions. Energy consumption also tends to peak during early evening hours , which is inconveniently right when solar energy output decreases. But the space is still young.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. We need Love’s, we need Flying J, we need Pilot, we need all of the current fleet fuel and service providers to move to providing electricity for medium and heavy trucks and buses.

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Will the world run out of lithium?

Drive Electric

Lithium is commonly used for rechargeable batteries, particularly in Electric Vehicles (EVs). One example of battery technology developments is Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries developed for the solar PV industry, which are now being modified for use in EVs by companies like CATL.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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The smart energy management system may draw upon onsite renewable sources such as solar panels or onsite batteries to provide the necessary power to charge the vehicles while simultaneously reducing the charging capacity of individual charge points, lengthening the time to charge plugged in cars while lowering the grid stress. .