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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

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Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. The plug-in hybrid powertrain features a 15.5-kWh Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. Earlier post.)

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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4% of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% This growth was spurred by big gains in key EU markets, most notably in Germany (+149.0%) and Italy (+145.6%). Data: ACEA.

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Revenge Of The ICE Car In Italy As Plug-Ins Down To 7% In August

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As the rest of the continent continues to enjoy an increasing share of plug-in vehicles across all major countries, Italy is showing a worrying pullback, whose causes — as ever — are also political. […]. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Italy Might Soon Own a Chunk of Stellantis

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Despite Italy’s ties to a handful of Stellantis brands, it does not hold a stake in the company and does not have board representation. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares believes the automaker hasn’t gotten much support from the Italian government, saying that the company is “losing manufacturing products in Italy that we could manufacture.

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Tesla Thrives In Italy As Broader Plug-In Market Falls In March

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While most European car markets keep posting new records and continued monthly growth for plug-in car sales, Italy’s is getting stuck in a rout of its own doing. It was widely expected, and it’s finally happened. Europe’s fourth largest market posts in March its first — and wild — BEV decline […].

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FCA announces production Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid in Italy

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Jeep said Monday that it laid the groundwork to begin production of a plug-in hybrid version of its small Renegade at the factory in southern Italy where it's produced alongside the Fiat 500X. The model is expected to go on sale in early 2020, though it's not clear whether it is intended for the U.S.

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Plug-In Cars At 9% In Italy In May As Volkswagen’s MEB Platform Starts Spreading

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Both full electric cars and plug-in hybrids continue to score increasing market share amidst shrinking overall car sales in the post-Covid economy. Italy, the fourth largest market in the continent, keeps its own tempo and unique taste for EVs, trailing top countries by a few months.

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