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ZE Magazine - A.De Brauer & M.Tenenbaum
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A meeting with Alice de Brauer, Director of RENAULT Group Strategic Environmental Planning – whom three bloggers were able to ask their questions. Then, an interview with Matthieu Tenenbaum, Deputy Director of RENAULT Groups’s Electric Vehicle Programme, who evaluates Lithium-ion batteries and presents their advantages.
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