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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. By 2035, all new cars and vans registered in Europe will be zero-emission – if automakers keep making new cars, that is.

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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. Americans still love their air-polluting and smog-producing gas guzzlers. In Norway, most cars are imported.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Do we, however, have any knowledge of the history of electric vehicles? When it comes to the conventional innovation of electric cars, many people deserve recognition. Anyos Jedlik built an electric motor in 1828, and he used it to make the first miniature electric car. The Present.

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

Baua Electric

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. An EV made in Italy is even better, which could help turn things around for Fiat.

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Reva EVs to Be Built in New York State

Green Car Congress

million to open a plug-in electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Onondaga County. Bannon will use technology based on that developed by REVA Electric Car Company Private, Ltd., REVA, India’s first zero polluting electric vehicle for city mobility, was commercialized in June 2001.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car?

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