"The combustion engine version is still used by our clients, but we are not developing it as we have a lot more traction on the battery tender. But the falling cost of batteries persuaded the company to make the switch. The maximum rental cost would be 34 euros ($37) for one trailer, the company predicts.ĮP Tender's initial idea was to put a combustion engine in the trailer to create hybrids out of electric cars and the company currently has 20 such trailers in use with customers, all of whom drive Renault Zoes or electric Kangoo vans.
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EV drivers will pull up, wait for the trailer to autonomously hook to the back of the car, and then benefit from an extra 60 kilowatt-hours of battery power to take them to their destination or the next trailer compound. The company wants to locate compounds of rentable trailers on major holiday routes. "We are solving the issue of making EVs which are affordable convenient on long distances," CEO Jean-Baptiste Segard said.ĮP Tender is named after small tender boats that service big ships. Paris-based start-up EP Tender believes it has eliminated the need to choose between cost and range. Customers who want to buy an electric car face the dilemma of either paying more to have a big battery pack and a long range or being forced to charge up their EVs more often.
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