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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’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 plug-in hybrid powertrain features a 15.5-kWh kWh lithium-ion battery and 90 kW electric motor. Earlier post.) The additional 1.3-liter

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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% of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% During the first quarter of the year, registrations of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the EU increased by 59.1% in Italy (the largest EU market for these vehicles).

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Sardinia orders 98 more Solaris electric buses

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Roma, the central purchasing agency in Italy, has placed an order for 98 Solaris electric buses. The Urbino electric buses will be powered by energy from Solaris High Energy batteries. At night, the buses will be charged in the depot using a standard plug-in connector. Consip S.p.A.

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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

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On-board chargers convert AC energy from resources similar to house plug retailers into DC energy that may rate EV battery packs. Eldor’s electrical hybrid techniques area is made up of about 300 workers, together with 100 engineers, throughout two R&D crops in Italy and a producing plant in Turkey.

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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 electric segment (BEV) and plug?in Electrically?chargeable

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Honda Pilot plug-in, Tesla battery fire report, and 1 million electric cars in Italy: Today's Car News

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Spy photographers caught the Honda Pilot plug-in hybrid testing. An NTSB report shows a Tesla battery reignited twice following a fatal Florida crash. Italy plans to deploy 1 million electric cars on its roads. And EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recruited oil industry lobbyists. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EU: Battery-electric car market share reached 16.3% in November

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There were substantial double-digit gains in some markets, including two of the largest: Italy (+16.2%) and France (+14%). Conversely, the German car market […] The post EU: Battery-electric car market share reached 16.3% in November appeared first on Electric Cars Report.