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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% With the exception of France (+8.3%), registrations of gasoline cars fell in all major EU markets during the three-month period: Germany (-30.0%), Spain (-25.7%) and Italy (-4.8%). in Italy (the largest EU market for these vehicles).

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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

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Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. The Tonale PHEV will begin arriving at dealers in June. Earlier post.)

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Hertz Italy Launches smart fortwo Electric Vehicle in Rome for Italo-NTV train customers

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The zero emissions two-seater is powered by a lithium-ion battery developed by Tesla Motors Inc. A fully charged battery is sufficient for up to 135 kilometers (84 miles). The discounted rental rates are available to Italo customers as part of the exclusive partnership agreement between Hertz and Italo-NTV.

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Jeep Renegade 4xe, Compass 4xe PHEV order books open in Europe

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Jeep Renegade 4xe and Jeep Compass 4xe are built at the FCA Melfi Plant in Basilicata (Italy), where the Jeep Renegade has been in production since 2014. kWh, 400V, NMC Li-ion battery pack, with a fuel-efficient 1.3-liter When the battery reaches the minimum charge level, the internal combustion engine is used for propulsion.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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Combined registrations in Italy, the UK, Spain and France tumbled from 646,000 units in April 2019 to 34,000 one year later. Volume fell mostly due to the B-SUV and C-SUV subsegments—as they are very popular in France, Italy and Spain, the models were badly hit given these were three of the most affected markets.

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Stellantis plans C$3.6B investment for Canadian operations to accelerate electrification plans

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billion) when combined with the Stellantis-LG Energy Solution joint venture battery plant, which will create 2,500 new jobs in the province. The Windsor Assembly Plant will be transformed to support production of a new multi-energy vehicle (MEV) architecture that will provide battery-electric (BEV) capability for multiple models.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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Gasoline car sales grew in all 28 EU countries, with Italy recording the highest percentage increase (+20.9%) of the five major markets. chargeable vehicles (ECV) were among the main drivers of this growth (+80.5%; 155,572 units in total), with both the battery?electric in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5%

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