HYVIA: Renault Group and Plug Power’s joint venture leads the way to a complete ecosystem of fuel cell powered LCVs, green hydrogen and refueling stations across Europe

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• HYVIA expects to be first-to-market with turnkey hydrogen #mobility solutions: light commercial vehicles with fuel cells, hydrogen charging stations, supply of carbon-free hydrogen, maintenance and management of fleets. 
• The joint venture will operate across four sites in France. 
• This joint venture intends to contribute to the decarbonization of #mobility in Europe positioning France as industrial, commercial and technology leader. 

Boulogne-Billancourt, June 3, 2021. Renault Group, a dominant player in the #automotive industry, and Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a world leader in turnkey hydrogen and fuel cell solutions, are today launching #hyvia, as announced on January 12th, 2021. The joint venture is equally owned by the two partners and is chaired by David Holderbach, with over 20 years of experience in strategic, product and international sales at the #renault Group. 

The name #hyvia is a contraction of “HY” for hydrogen and the Latin word “VIA” for road, embodying the ambition to open a new path towards low-carbon #mobility. Commercial vehicles such as LCVs require greater range and shorter refueling time, operational demands where hydrogen fuel cells are the unparalleled energy solution. 

HYVIA's activities will be carried out at existing #renault facilities in France: 

1. The head office of the joint venture as well as the R&D teams will be located at Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, with the light commercial vehicle engineering and development center for #renault Group, to maximize synergy across teams. 
2. The process, manufacturing and logistics teams will be based in Flins, as part of the Re-Factory project, and plan to begin the assembly of fuel cells and recharging stations by end of 2021. 
3. The first vehicles, based on #renault Master, will be assembled at the Batilly plant. 
4. The fuel cell integration will be carried out by PVI, a subsidiary of #renault Group since 2017, located in Gretz-Armainvilliers. 

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