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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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TEMO’s easy-to-install electric outboard motors make DIY e-boats simple

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The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats.

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ZF and MKR Technology develop hybrid drive for the Dakar Rally

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An automatic transmission from ZF is also installed in the driveline. Power from the combustion engine and e-unit enter the ZF transfer case converting the Renault truck into an all-wheel off-road vehicle. On test circuits in Poland, France and the Netherlands, the team was able to snatch a few seconds off their usual times.

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

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This entity will offer a simple, fast and cost-optimized logistics scheme thanks to industrial management in the factory, for the Île-de-France commercial network (RRG, dealerships, Renault Occasions/RVO). Second-life batteries are also used to operate refrigeration units on converted versions of Kangoo Z.E.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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Even if a battery-powered truck could handle the refinery’s 140,000-tonne loads, Kim says his company couldn’t afford to wait for batteries to recharge. 150 GW of wind and solar generation—more than the total installed generating capacity of France. In 2021, Ark Energy took a stake in. Forrest vows to invest US $6.2

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Peugeots Diesel 3008 Hybrid4

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The hybrid crossover, to be produced in France (in Sochaux and Mulhouse), will be the first full hybrid diesel to hit the market. An inverter and a converter are used to control the electric power. The converter converts the 200 volts from the high-voltage battery pack into 12 volts to supply the vehicle’s onboard systems.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. The machines are already generating electricity at scores of installations, and the company’s backers include some of the biggest names in tech investing, including Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla.

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