Valeo and Smovengo, the operator of V\u00e9lib’ M\u00e9tropole, a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris and 64 of its communes, have joined forces to remanufacture the motors and batteries of the 8,000 electric V\u00e9lib’ bicycles that tour the streets of Greater Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valeo is the key technology partner of global automakers and plays a major role in promoting more diverse mobility. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for mobility in today\u2019s urban environments, Valeo offers a range of solutions for small mobility devices such as bicycles, scooters and electric rickshaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valeo\u2019s commitment to the e-bike sector includes the supply of Valeo Cyclee\u2122 electric motors and the circular maintenance of other essential components used in e-bikes such as the Smovengo bikes. Bringing such service for eBike is fully part of Valeo\u2019s circular economy strategy (4R) to expand the lifespan of existing mobility systems. This concrete action is possible thanks to Valeo\u2019s unique positioning to build the sustainable mobility of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two Valeo sites specialising in remanufacturing have been selected for the partnership with Smovengo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the \u201cCircular Electronics Laboratory\u201d in Nevers for batteries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valeo launched in 2023 the Circular Electronics Lab in Nevers (France) to set up a dedicated team combining flexibility, quality and competitiveness, in touch with our internal experts to incubate circular electronics projects. This unit successfully launched the first ever remanufactured front camera and has expanded its circular services for Small Mobility, starting with the Repair of batteries for Smovengo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n the \u201cCircular Innovation Factory\u201d in Czechowice (Poland ) for electric motors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Czechowice is Valeo\u2019s Competence Centre for remanufactured products such as starters, alternators, dual mass flywheels, dual clutches and air conditioning compressors, and is now expanding its remanufacturing activity into the field of micromobility with the motors equipped on Smovengo\u2019s electric bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eric Schuler, CEO of Valeo Service: \u201cValeo is delighted to announce its partnership with Smovengo, a major player in urban mobility in Paris. This collaboration for the repair and remanufacturing of batteries and motors for electric Velib bicycles demonstrates Valeo\u2019s commitment to safer and more sustainable mobility, and its capability to offer solutions for the electrification of all forms of mobility.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a player in sustainable daily mobility, it is essential to provide responsible solutions to the environmental challenge<\/em>,\u201d explains Jacques Greiveldinger, Managing Director of Smovengo. \u201cWe are proud of our partnership with Valeo, whose expertise helps us make significant progress in our commitments and continuously improve the management of second-hand parts in the bicycle sector. This represents a triple benefit: ecological, economic and optimisation of logistics for our company. The revaluation of motors and batteries is only the first step in this partnership, which will be extended to many other bicycle parts.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Valeo and Smovengo, the operator of V\u00e9lib’ M\u00e9tropole, a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris and 64 of its communes, have joined forces to remanufacture the motors and batteries of the 8,000 electric V\u00e9lib’ bicycles that tour the streets of Greater Paris. Valeo is the key technology partner of global automakers and plays a major role […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-circular_economy","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585\/revisions\/2587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}