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Italy to start electric road trials; Scania and Siemens; zero-impact eHighway

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The A35 Brebemi autostrada in northern Italy will become the latest location for road electrification technology, and Scania trucks fitted with Siemens pantographs and power connections are in line to carry out the initial trials. The plan for Italy follows similar projects in Sweden and Germany.

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AECOM to develop hydrogen-powered railway in Central Italy

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AECOM and its partners are working on four projects to support sustainable economic recovery in the region, which was badly affected by earthquakes in 2009 and 2016 and has suffered from decades of depopulation. The first project is the upgrade of the 300-km Apennine line, which will be one of Italy’s first hydrogen railways.

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Snam taking 33% stake in De Nora to strengthen position in hydrogen technologies

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Italy-based global energy infrastructure operator Snam signed an agreement with funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities for the purchase of a strategic stake of approximately 33% in Industrie De Nora S.p.A., a global supplier of clean energy and water treatment technologies, based on a 100% enterprise value of approximately €1.2

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Roland Berger and fka Index: China to dominate EV market and industry in foreseeable future

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The consultancy says that China will dominate both the market and the industry in the foreseeable future. France, however, has moved past Germany to take the lead in technology, according to the index. Technology. However, what limited local battery production there was in Germany ground to a complete halt in 2016.

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EuroGroup Laminations opens new plant in Mexico to produce stators and rotors for EV motors – Charged EVs

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Following the initial investment in 2016, the sustained growth of the e-mobility market prompted the Group to expand the facility’s 21,000-square-meter footprint by an additional 10,000 square meters. The Group now operates 13 plants around the world—7 in Italy, 2 each in Mexico and China, one in the US and one in Tunisia. “We

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ANGP gets exclusive license to UTRC technology for conformable natural gas vehicle storage tanks

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UTRC’s modular tank could substantially improve upon the conformability level of existing technologies at a cost of approximately $1,500, considerably less than today’s tanks. As the innovation hub of United Technologies Corp. David Parekh, corporate vice president, Research, and director, UTRC.

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Foton Motor and motorcycle leader Piaggio Group partner on development of light commercial vehicles; EVs to come

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Foton Motor and Piaggio Group signed the agreement for a joint development project for new light-duty commercial vehicle products in Italy. Since 2016, Foton Motor and Piaggio Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Framework Agreement in succession. Piaggio Porter.