Charging your car, and your wallet on the road, will soon be possible thanks to the new terminals that Mobilize is preparing to launch. The Renault subsidiary dedicated to innovative mobility solutions and services has just started production of a unique charging system in a new factory, called Symbiose, in Beaupréau-en-Mauges, near Angers.
This new production line operated by the specialist Lacroix will be able to produce 65,000 charging stations per year, specifies The new factory. The investment there is close to one million euros, according to the specialized magazine.
50% savings on recharging cost
With a power of up to 22kW, the Mobilize Powerbox Verso is bidirectional (three other types of terminals will also be assembled on site). Installed at home, this terminal can charge a car but also transform it into an energy source.
“It will allow us to recharge when there is available, cheap and low-carbon energy and then when energy becomes more expensive, when there is demand on the network and pressure, thanks to this terminal and this vehicle we will be able to download ourselves to power your home and your networks and , therefore reselling part of the surplus energy,” explains Ziad Dagher, director of energy solutions at Mobilize, in BFM Business.
Thanks to this system, Mobilize promises savings of up to 50% in the cost of charging, a cost also managed by Mobilize since the Renault subsidiary will supply the electricity with the German specialist Mobility House.
A terminal associated with the new R5
This type of bidirectional terminals represent a very important advance for the coming years, because although the technology has existed for several years (“vehicle-to-grid”), the first consumer models capable of operating are already arriving at dealerships. with this technology. this year. . And one of the first will be the R5. In fact, the latter is equipped with a new generation of batteries equipped with bidirectional chargers, to allow the stored energy to be returned to the grid.
The PowerBox Verso will initially only be compatible with the R5, officially presented at the end of February. Other vehicles may be associated with this new terminal.
The Powerbox is also a first achievement for the Software République consortium. This group brings together some of the largest French technology groups. “Stmicroelectronics provides the components and, I would say, the intelligence of the terminal. Then, we have Thalès, which provides the cybersecurity elements. Since it is a connected terminal and obviously we have to protect this terminal. We have Orange, which provides all the functionalities of telecommunications,” explains Eric Feunteun, chief operating officer of Software Republic at Renault.
This technology, entirely manufactured in France, will be commercialized at the end of this year.
Source: BFM TV
