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Stellantis CEO on the threat of Chinese EV plants in Italy

Teslarati

Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares clarified the company’s position on Chinese electric vehicle brands coming to Italy. He also refuted rumors that Stellantis would shut down production in Italy and leave the country. My position is very clear: It is fake news. billion) in Italy, and we are going to bring 15 new models.

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Italy exploring partnership with Tesla, Chinese carmakers to bolster domestic auto industry: report

Teslarati

million vehicles, Italy has reportedly initiated discussions with a number of potential partners, such as Tesla and Chinese carmakers. Interestingly enough, Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited Rome back in December, when he spoke at a political gathering that was organized by the Brothers of Italy party. Italy is looking to produce at least 1.3

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Tesla is reportedly in talks with Italy for a factory

Electrek

Tesla is reportedly in talks with Italy to build a factory in the country, according to the Minister for Business and Made in Italy.

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

Electrek

EVs drivers in Italy are a rare breed. And Stellantis’s CEO Carlos Tarvares says the government needs to step in and do more, a lot more, to promote EVs in a country with only 4% EV adoption rate, reports Automotive News Europe.

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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea

Electrek

A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating offshore wind farm is going to be developed off Italy's southern coast, in the Ionian Sea.

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Lots of Italy, on Many Collectible Plates

Baua Electric

For his 73rd birthday in April, Felice Macchi had lunch at La Bettola Del Gusto, a restaurant in Pompeii, Italy, with a focus on seafood. It was a new addition to a collection he has amassed of that type of Italian tableware, known as Buon Ricordo plates. Tassi was served regularly when he was growing up in Italy’s Umbria region.

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Italy Has Reached 400 Tesla Superchargers

CleanTechnica EVs

Italy now has 400 Tesla Superchargers, Tesla announced on Instagram with a scenic photo of a Tesla charging against the backdrop of green mountains. Although the focus has often been on China’s Supercharger growth, and in more recent news, the US having a Supercharger […].

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