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8/19/12

Auto Industry: Renault, Qualcomm test wireless EV charging

Renault Fluence Z.E. electric sedan
Renault will join forces with Qualcomm in a London trial of the US company’s wireless electric vehicle charging technology.

The two companies said the purpose of the trial will be to see whether Qualcomm’s Halo technology is commercially viable and can be used in electric vehicles built by Renault and other carmakers.

The French automotive group is rolling out a growing range of EVs and last month repeated that it wants to build up expertise in the entire EV value chain – from technical architecture to motors and batteries.

Anthony Thomson, Qualcomm’s vice president of business development and marketing, said the cooperation between the US mobile technology and Renault gives a boost to its efforts to promote wireless charging for the industry.

Read more: Renault, Qualcomm test wireless EV charging - automotiveIT International

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