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Stellantis slams Italy for not backing EVs, putting Fiat at risk

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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) EVs drivers in Italy are a rare breed. Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, and is lagging way behind other European countries in EV adoption, with an incentive program that has been practically nonexistent. And Tavares said that’s just not going to cut it.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Meanwhile, ACC (Total/Stellantis) is expected to be operating three plants in France, Germany and Italy with a combined capacity of 64 GWh by 2030 with Verkor’s new Dunkirk-based Gigafactory to be at 50 GWh as the sixth largest producer. ACC (Total/Stellantis) (Germany, France, Italy): 64 GWh. LGES(Poland): 67 GWh.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period. By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 tonnes are still below the EU-27 average, but now equal those of Italy.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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China continues to be the leading country for e-mobility in terms of industry and market, according to the E-Mobility Index 2019 from fka GmbH and Roland Berger GmbH. In terms of industry, China and USA share first place. — E-Mobility Index 2019. Both German and American vehicles belong in the high-price segment.

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Italy’s new energy construction is unstoppable

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At the same time, the government also pointed out that all businesses in the industry, from auto parts to manufacturers and distributors, required them to incorporate battery production and sales of electric vehicles into their multi-year plans to ensure subsequent market demand.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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The gas typically enters the atmosphere through emissions from vehicles, power plants, and industrial activities. For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. Nitrogen dioxide is a highly reactive gas produced during combustion that has many harmful effects on the lungs. 2 over the same time period.

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