Winchester, UK - Eltek Valere (Drammen, Norway) has clinched a contract to supply battery chargers to the innovative THINK City electric car that is being produced in Valmet, Finland, and now is ready for orders.
The contract is the first result of Eltek Valere's growth initiative for electric vehicle technologies, and shows new areas of application for the company's core competencies. Eltek Valere has traditionally delivered power supply systems to the telecommunication industry. The contract THINK City shows new areas of application for the company's technology.
"We use our leading technology platform and the same logistics organization as we do for our chargers for telecommunication," said Eltek Valere's Chief Marketing Officer Morten Schoyen. "That means that we can produce compact, energy efficient and competitive chargers to electric cars."
Eltek Valere will also supply chargers to the deliveries of complete drivetrains. Eltek Valere starts delivering the first chargers in February 2010.
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