The CampX France hub, which opened in 2022, is located in Lyon, the regional capital with over 2.1 million inhabitants in the urban area. The hub is situated close to testing facilities and spans 400m², including an innovation center, animation area, and more, providing an innovative and
productive arena for companies to develop and thrive.
While the physical location is in Lyon, the CampX concept extends beyond its physical boundaries to support the wider region. The hub's focus areas include urban solutions to address the challenges of growing cities, sustainability, and uptime and productivity to better serve customers.
The aim of the project was to assess the environmental, technical and economic feasibility of electric retrofitting for heavy goods vehicles. The project was enabled through collaboration with Novum Tech, a startup with expertise in battery design and production, and with financial support from the ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition
The next milestone for this project is certification of the converted truck in order to validate compliance with current regulations. Once this approval has been obtained, Renault Trucks will begin a phase of tests under real operating conditions in partnership with Clovis Grand Paris in France.
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