Re-charge: Volvo Energy to use old EV batteries in new energy storage systems

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Proposed systems will combine used batteries from Volvo Group's electric buses, trucks and machines with Connected Energy’s storage technology

Volvo Energy has announced it is planning to team up with battery storage firm Connected Energy to jointly develop a battery energy storage system (BESS) using batteries recovered from Volvo electric buses,...

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