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Italy looks to sink $1 billion into boosting electric cars

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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. An EV made is Italy is even better. Meanwhile, sales are surging in Italy, with new car registrations jumping 19% last year to 1.57

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Electric Vehicle Arteries (EVA+) fast charging: Enel, Verbund, Renault, Nissan, BMW & Volkswagen partner in Italy & Austria

Green Car Congress

Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi). A grant agreement worth a maximum of €4.2

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Audi sales in China rose 10.3% year-on-year in August; global sales up 5.0%

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Following growth in June and July, Audi AG increased its global sales year-on-year in August as well. Last month, Audi sales increased in all three of its top markets: the US (+2.8%), Germany (+6.7%), and, most notably, in China (+10.3%) with 54,205 Chinese customers. Audi has handed over 360,225 automobiles in China since January.

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Audi worldwide sales up 6.8% in September; strong Q7 performance

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Audi saw its worldwide sales increase by 6.8% With a strong start from the new Audi Q7, Audi saw its best-ever September sales in company history in Europe with almost 80,000 units. In Italy (+37% to 5,018 units), France (+13.1% Strong demand for the Q7 also had an impact on Audi sales in Russia. to 28,778 units.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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Combined registrations in Italy, the UK, Spain and France tumbled from 646,000 units in April 2019 to 34,000 one year later. Registrations of Volkswagen’s, Volvo’s, Audi’s and Ford’s EVs posted double-digit growth. In contrast, four of the top five markets saw significant declines following strict lockdown restrictions.

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Italy’s EV Market Kept Afloat By High Tesla Sales

CleanTechnica EVs

Italy’s shift to electric mobility is experiencing an uncertain path, following what was a very promising exponential growth rate that lasted until 2021. Originally published on opportunity:energy. Official stats for the first […]

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2023 — An Uphill Battle For Italy’s EV Market

CleanTechnica EVs

Italy’s road to electric mobility has been featuring substantial setbacks in recent months, and the start of 2023 was no different. Originally published on opportunity:energy. With the rest of Europe firmly progressing in its upward trajectory, the land of the most famous supercars seems yet undecided as to its future.

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