Delivering increased range for electric mobility

Electric cars are currently the best solution for low-carbon mobility. This is particularly true for EVs with wound-rotor motors – i.e. without rare earths – the solution adopted by Renault over ten years ago.

Huge progress has been made in recent years concerning the energy density of the batteries used in all electric cars. They are smaller and lighter than before, with greater capacity. But that is still not enough to compete with ICE vehicles in terms of range and journey time. Charging from 15% to 80% still takes between 20 and 30 minutes on a DC fast-charger.

For the moment, increasing vehicle range would require more components and raw materials, making batteries heavier and more costly, while also pushing up CO2 emissions The solution will come in part from innovations in battery chemistry. But that is not the only solution we are looking at.

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