FRENCH AUTO BATTERY COMPANY GETS MAJOR EUROPEAN INVESTMENT
February 2nd, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE DISTANCE that can be travelled using an electric car battery in Europe could be boosted by a French automotive technology company receiving Euro EUR130 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The Bolloré Group will use this financing to support its battery and electric vehicle research and development. Bolloré already makes a high-performance lithium metal polymer battery propelling electric cars at 130km/hour with a range of 250km. It has worked with Italy's Group Pininfarina to manufacture and sell an electric vehicle based on ...
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