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Sweet October For Electric Cars In Italy — Plugins At 12% Market Share

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It’s yet another month of positive news for electric mobility throughout Europe, and that includes Italy — the continent’s fourth largest market — scoring high EV gains in the midst of a global ICE meltdown. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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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. […]. There is no sign of relief for the ongoing EV crisis in Europe’s fourth largest auto market.

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Plugin Vehicles Start 2022 At 8.4% In Italy — Dacia Spring BEV Best Seller

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The race of Italy’s electric car market shows signs of fatigue, as 2022 started off with mixed results. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2008 was worth about €36.5

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Italy’s 2022 EV Struggle Charted Through Q3 — Plugins At 8.7% Market Share

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2022 has not been a pleasant journey for plug-in vehicles in Italy. Following years of exponential growth, the spark of the EV revolution seems to have gone cold in one of the arguably most important auto markets — by volume and automotive history — in Europe and the world. Official statistics through the first three […].

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McPhy Energy to design ship-board hydrogen storage for Fincantieri

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McPhy Energy, a specialist in solid-state hydrogen storage using metal hydrides at low pressure, has signed a contract with one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, Italy-based Fincantieri , for the design of a storage system for vessels powered by hydrogen that will lead to the manufacturing of the first prototype.

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Italy’s EV Market Keeps Growing — Plug-In Vehicles Reach 8.5% In Q3 2021

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In the wake of September records, Italy — Europe’s fourth largest auto market — has now entered a new phase in the race to […]. It’s been a stellar year so far for electric car sales. Throughout Europe, new records keep coming, with emerging markets consolidating into double-digit share for plug-in vehicles.

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