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Italy looks to sink $1 billion into boosting electric cars

Baua Electric

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. Meanwhile, sales are surging in Italy, with new car registrations jumping 19% last year to 1.57 An EV made is Italy is even better.

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Toyota's Electric-Car Disdain, Honda Insight Update, Buying A Second Charging Cable: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new lithium-ion.'

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Showa Denko launches Al alloy board with high-heat conductivity and high strength for on-board bus bar

Green Car Congress

Bus bars are used to conduct electricity, and many bus bars are made of copper. A bus bar can conduct more electric current than wire; thus, a bus bar is used to conduct large current. The car industry has been accelerating its shift to electric cars including hybrid cars, plug-in hybrid cars and EVs.

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Why The 2013 Nissan Leaf Is Really A 2001 Toyota Prius

Green Car Reports

A lot of media discussion these days seems to focus overly on the low sales of plug-in electric cars (this piece from Friday, for instance). That despite the fact that plug-ins are selling faster than hybrid vehicles did at the same phase of their launch.

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Norweign Drivers switch to Electric Cars

EV Report

Above – Electric Car at Norway. There has been a steady increase in electric and hybrid cars over the last decade in the US but still only 2 percent account for new car sales in the US. Norway, a small rural country having a population of only 5 million has been steadily building electric cars.

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California Governor announces $120M settlement with NRG will fund electric car charging stations across California; new Executive Order to accelerate commercialization of ZEVs

Green Car Congress

(stemming from claims reaching back to Dynegy and the California energy crisis in 2000 and 2001) that will mostly be applied to fund the construction of a statewide network of plug-in vehicle charging stations, including at least 200 public fast-charging stations and another 10,000 plug-in units at 1,000 locations across the state.

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BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership on electric drive batteries; i3, i8 and additional hybrid models

Green Car Congress

Samsung SDI is currently developing next generation batteries for electric cars together with the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC). Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid models over the coming years. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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