Lightyear, Rivian, battery-school, Arcese…settimana flash

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Lightyear that sets the autonomy record, the Rivian SUV arriving in Europe. And then the Academy for batteries in France, Arcese… Week in 4 flashes.

Lightyear amazes: 710 km with a 60 kWh battery

Lightyear amazes with an impressive performance of the One prototype, the first model of the Dutch start-up. The car, entirely covered with solar panels, has almost driven 710 km with a single charge of its battery from 60 kWh. The record, because that’s what it is, was set on a German circuit, l’Aldenhoven Testing Center, at an average speed of over 85 km/h. The result was made possible more by the efficiency of the car than by the contribution of photovoltaic energy: “The additional autonomy on a sunny day would be about 72 km“, Explained the Lightyear technicians. “In this case it was a somewhat cloudy day, we only had a few hours of good sunshine. In total from the solar panels we had approx 3,4 kWh, which are equivalent to about 40 km “. Lightyear was born as a spin-off of the Eindhoven Polytechnic and is in the final phase of the development of One, but the idea is to create a whole range.

Lightyear and… / Rivian in Europe with the SUV already in 2022

From one start-up to another, this one with very strong shoulders. The American Rivian, supported among others by Amazon e Ford, it will arrive in Europe as early as 2022. This was confirmed by the company itself with an announcement on his blog, in response to a request from Europe itself. The first product to be sold here will be the electric SUV R1S, while the second model in the range, the pick-up R1T, it is intended for the American market only. In the US, the launch of the R1S has been underway in recent weeks, with success, to the point that the company founded by da JD Scaringe is considered the most insidious rival for Tesla. The third product in the Rivian range will be the van for the large fleet of Amazon, which participates directly in the development phase.

In France, the Academy for those who work in batteries

TheEBA250 Academy, to retrain and qualify tens of thousands of workers for the battery industry. The initiative is wanted by the government and by EIT InnoEnergy, an independent body established from the EU. The partnership aims to bring in be150,000 people in the Academy by 2026. An enormous effort linked to the transalpine plans to open three Gigafactories by 2023, with the urgent need to recruit specialized engineers and technicians. A platform will be created to share educational opportunities under the direction of EIT InnoEnergy, an innovation community supported byEuropean Institute of Innovation. “This initiative is a prime example of how Europe can manage to take care of people’s skills“, He explains Diego Pavia, n.1 of EIT. “And create the new value-added jobs that the green transition requires“.

Arcese and Free2Move for zero emission deliveries

More and more electric delivery world. Access and Free2Move eSolutions (Stellantis) have reached an agreement for the development of logistics systems and last mile delivery. Arcese already uses in a pilot project the new electric eDucato of Fiat Professional. The two companies will develop the creation of sustainable multi-mobile charging hubs (cars and commercial vehicles) near major urban centers. First in Italy then in Europe. By integrating recharging with green renewable energy storage systems, through photovoltaic panels. The Free2Move eSolutions columns will also be installed, capable of quickly recharging commercial vehicles and cars. The collaboration also includes new joint offers for support large companies in electrification programs of its offices.

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