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Light At The End Of The Tunnel As Italy’s EV Sales Recover In May

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Italy’s EV market is not yet out of the woods, but things are starting to look up again. Originally published on opportunity:energy. As European countries continue their long run to electrification, the continent’s fourth-largest auto market is struggling to regain the pace it lost a few months ago.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10.

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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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in Italy and -37.6% upturn in EU registrations compared to 2008, when figures were down 14.9% From January to October, the UK (+4.8%) and Spain (+9.4%) saw their markets expand, while France (-1.4%), Italy (-7.0%) and Germany (-26.8%) performed less well than over the same period last year. in France, to -20.0% year-on-year.

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Western European Passenger Car Purchases Shifted to Higher Share for Small Cars, Lower Share for Diesels in 2009

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in 2008 to 44.9% Average engine size and power decreased, with the average displacement dropping to 1,626 cm 3 from 1,706 cm 3 in 2008, and average power dropping to 82 kW from 86 kW in 2008. lower than in 2008, and 9.5% less than in 2008 and 9.5% fewer in Italy, 25.1% less light commercial vehicles and 66.4%

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Natural Gas Vehicles Use Almost 1% of Natural Gas Sold in Europe

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of total natural gas sales within Europe in 2008 (517 billion Nm 3 , according to figures provided by Eurogas). NGVA Europe puts the total number of natural-gas fueled vehicles (light-, medium-, and heavy-duty) at 1,039,325, with light duty cars and commercial vehicles accounting for 76% (793,857). billion Nm 3 ).

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives a subtle shoutout to IDRA, LK for Giga Press’ development

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Based on Musk’s recent talk, Tesla’s Giga Presses almost did not come to light since casting machine manufacturers had reservations about creating the house-sized contraptions. . Even the sixth, which is now known to be Italy-based IDRA Group and its parent company, LK Technology, just gave Tesla a “maybe.”

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Report: Chrysler to Show Prototype Electric Fiat 500 at Detroit Auto Show

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Italy-based Micro-Vett SpA, which produces electric versions of several other Fiat vehicles, has developed an electric version of the 500, unveiled by the NICE car company in 2008. That plan suggested the introduction of a battery-electric light commercial vehicle around 2012, with future introductions left even more unspecified.

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