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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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Italy’s EV Market Kept Afloat By High Tesla Sales

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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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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. Around 138,900 deliveries in August represent a 5.0%

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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The hotly anticipated car excelled during its first full month on the European market and became the best-selling BEV. The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series.

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2023 — An Uphill Battle For Italy’s EV Market

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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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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity. This downward trend is not simply due to the restrictions of free movement.

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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. By the middle of next year, the company intends to launch another 15 new or updated models in the global markets. to 28,778 units.

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