\u00a9 iStock\/Sjo-533072935<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRenault Group aims to produce \u2018made in Europe\u2019 electric vehicles, an ambition that recently saw the company launch Renault ElectriCity, which is one of the industry\u2019s leading production units for electric vehicles in Europe. The group will continue to ramp up production by purchasing between 6,000 to 17,000 metric tonnes of Vulcan Energy\u2019s battery-grade lithium chemicals annually.<\/p>\n
Obtaining carbon neutrality by 2050 is at the heart of the Renault Group\u2019s operations, which is aiming to accelerate its electric vehicle strategy to achieve the greenest mix in the European market by 2025, with more than 65% of electric and electrified vehicles in the sales mix and around 90% of battery electric vehicles in sales mix by 2030.<\/p>\n
A green future with the ZERO CARBON LITHIUM\u2122 project<\/h3>\n The ZERO CARBON LITHIUM\u2122 project aims to eradicate the carbon footprint that is created in the process of manufacturing electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. The project is achieving this by producing the world\u2019s first lithium hydroxide monohydrate chemical product from a geothermal lithium brine project located in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany.<\/p>\n
The traditional method for obtaining lithium involves extraction and refinement from hard-rock mines, a process that would emit 1.05 billion tonnes of CO2<\/sub> in powering the entire planet\u2019s electric vehicles.<\/p>\nIn contrast, the ZERO CARBON LITHIUM\u2122 project causes zero harm to the environment, producing battery-grade lithium through the combination of its geothermal energy and lithium resources whilst simultaneously mitigating lithium\u2019s high carbon and water footprint on production. This green process will see the Renault Group reduce the amount of \u00a0\u00a0CO2 <\/sub>produced in each 50kWh battery by 300 to 700kg.<\/p>\nGianluca De Ficchy, the Purchasing and Managing Director of Alliance Purchasing Organization at Renault Group, said: \u201cWe are very proud to partner with a European lithium producer with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions such as Vulcan Energy. Our environmental and social responsibility is at the heart of the Renaulution, and this must also apply to the providers we partner with if we want to create real value and offer the most sustainable vehicles in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vulcan Energy Managing Director, Dr Francis Wedin,\u00a0commented:\u00a0\u201cIt is important that we work with companies who share our ethos on sustainability. Renault Group is a pioneer in the EV space, with the successful introduction of truly affordable, mass-market models. Perhaps most importantly, the number one pillar of Renault\u2019s strategy is \u2018Carbon neutrality – Green as a business\u2019, with a commitment to producing carbon-free batteries and becoming carbon neutral. We look forward to a long and productive relationship between Vulcan and Renault going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Renault Group has announced its partnership with Vulcan Energy\u2019s ZERO CARBON LITHIUM\u2122 project, a major step in electric vehicle production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24204],"tags":[24203,582],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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