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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Personal: I Built the Ultimate Checklist for a Successful Road Trip

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First Aid Kit : Accidents occur, so it’s wise to keep a first aid kit on hand at all times. Headlamps and other types of flashlights : If you’re going camping or need to do any driving at night, it’s imperative that you bring along some kind of light source , such as a headlamp or a flashlight.

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3 Great Ways to Look After an Electric Car

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They’re not just great for the environment, but they could be great for your bank account, too. Charge it regularly, but make sure you’re not overcharging it. Electric cars are getting more and more popular, and it’s easy to see why. It shouldn’t have to be difficult, however.

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H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

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Powered by a compact 5 kW fuel cell module, coupled with a hydrogen storage unit and medium-size automotive battery pack, Symbio’s range-extender kit doubles the range of Renault’s electric-only Kangoo ZE model to 320 km. In addition, Daimler has deployed 40 B-Class F-CELL vehicles under H2ME in Germany.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The zero-emission Focus battery-electric vehicle, which is being developed in partnership with Magna International, features a high-voltage electric motor powered by a high-capacity lithium-ion battery pack and charged by plugging in to a 110-volt or 220-volt outlet.

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Top 10 Reasons To Buy An E-Bike

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While riding downhill, some modern motors can be charged and that’s pretty impressive. You don’t have to buy a new bike because you can adapt your old cycle with an adaption kit and do it yourself in a matter of minutes, how cool is that? A single charge on a battery-powered cycle will allow you to travel up to 30 kilometers.

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The Electrome: The Next Great Frontier For Biomedical Technology

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and these ions are charged particles. And those are probably where the electrons are, actually, because an ion, it’s got a plus-one charge or a minus-one charge based on— but let’s not go too far into it. Do you know how cells assume an electrical identity that may actually be in charge of the cell fate that they meet?

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