Bedeo And Dangel Announce French Distribution And Manufacturing Agreement At Iaa Alongside Reborn Electric European Debut

Hanover, 16 September 2024:
BEDEO continues to lead the charge as it announces a major partnership milestone with France-based Automobiles Dangel (Dangel). Confirmed today at the IAA Transportation show in Germany, BEDEO and Dangel have signed a strategic partnership that will see Dangel manufacture and retrofit BEDEO Reborn Electric systems for the French market from its facility in Alsace. Under the agreement Dangel will sell directly to French customers under the marker of DANGEL, powered by BEDEO. The announcement comes at a time when BEDEO also makes the European debut of its proven Reborn Electric retrofit systems for large vans, at the famed IAA Transportation event.

BEDEO has been at the forefront of vehicle electrification systems since 2009, and more recently, the company was responsible for the electrification of Stellantis group’s large LCV family (GVW: 3.5-4.5t), supplying and assembling electric drivetrains from 2019 to 2024. Responding to the market with an electrified retrofit system to help businesses decarbonise their large van fleets, BEDEO has also created an approved electric retrofit system for Stellantis’ large vans (in the X250 range, which includes the popular Citroën Jumper and Peugeot Boxer and Fiat Ducato). The Reborn Electric programme converts existing diesel vans to run on battery electric (BE) or are range extended (RE), with full approval from Stellantis.

Shown at IAA Transportation with its new industry partner for France, BEDEO made the European Debut of the Reborn Electric system, in RE-100 tipper form, on Dangel’s stand. Powered and underpinned by its owned, proprietary e-solutions, including in-wheel motor (IWM) technology, inverters, and battery packs, BEDEO’s Reborn Electric packages are developed and manufactured in-house to OEM production-approved standards.

Osman Boyner, Founder and CEO of BEDEO said: “The French retrofit market for large vans is gaining momentum, and our strategic partnership with Dangel is in direct response to this demand and need to decarbonise LCV fleets. Working with Dangel will enable our homologated Reborn Electric solutions to reach a wider range of French fleet users, and benefit from Dangel’s experience and expertise in LCV transformation. Dangel will collaborate with our team at BEDEO to integrate our proven system into any Stellantis-based large vans of the X250 platform [Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer, Opel Movano] on a dedicated manufacturing line at Dangel’s facility.

“This is an important moment, particularly at IAA on a global stage, to demonstrate the potential of retrofitting and to partner with a trusted company that can drive the transition from diesel to electric. Considering the European reach and ideally situated manufacturing plant in Eastern France, this agreement could be extended to other European countries in the near future – retrofit is the most cost-effective, least intrusive way of electrifying a fleet.”

Reborn Electric is available in pure electric form –BE – and the models can either be fitted with a 37 kWh, or a 75 kWh battery, which provides drivers with 117 km or 248 km WLTP range respectively. It sits alongside the range extender (RE) version, available in RE-100 form, which retains the original diesel engine and adds a 37 kWh battery to provide 117 km of electric range and 600 km through its range extender. The RE-100 enables fleets to travel in towns and cities on electric-only mode and then to utilise the original (often Euro 6 standard) diesel engine to drive to and from the out-of-town depots.

Dangel, who has been converting Citroën and Peugeot vehicles to run on off-road systems since 1980, has recently extended their 4×4 expertise the other two Stellantis brands, Fiat and Opel. The company has a proven track record in sales, aftersales and manufacturing, and will market the Reborn Electric line alongside its current 4×4 offering. The DANGEL, powered by BEDEO vehicles will be manufactured and tested at the Sentheim facility in Alsace, France. Under the licence, Dangel can sell directly to all French fleets, businesses and end customers.

Currently, there’s high demand for retrofit in France as the Government provides an €8,000 subsidy for fleet owners adopting retrofit. Speaking of the market opportunity and the need to adopt a circular economy, Philippe Hébert, Directeur Général of Automobiles Dangel said, “BEDEO’s Reborn Electric range will enable Dangel to offer a complete range of solutions to meet all driveability requirements: from Trek, with improved driveability in two-wheel drive, to 4×4, via the retrofitting of diesel vehicles. In this way, we are reaffirming our position as a key partner for both private and professional customers.”

Stellantis has approved the BE and RE versions, thus opening the retrofit market to the in-wheel motor-enabled solution from BEDEO – the first of its kind in the world. The BEDEO Reborn Electric package already has EU-Type Approval and BEDEO will work with local authorities on a case-by-case basis for national approvals where necessary.

Media are invited to visit BEDEO on Dangel’s stand at IAA Transportation in Hanover, Hall 13, booth E77. Dedicated media interviews will be taking place on 16 and 17 September with Osman Boyner, CEO and Founder of BEDEO, as well as Igor Verbrugghe, Dangel CCO. All journalists are advised to contact Hannah Burgess on hannah@hannahburgesspr.com to schedule interviews.