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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea

Baua Electric

The triangular floating platforms are modular, so they can be connected to form large plants. In December, it secured €15 million in funding, and it’s going to install Japan’s first offshore floating wind farm. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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Forget the Milano EV – Alfa Romeo changes name to something non-Italian-sounding

Baua Electric

The ongoing tensions between Italy and Alfa Romeo’s parent company Stellantis reached a head last week when the Italian government told the automaker that naming its upcoming Alfa Romeo EV the Milano was against the law because the car will be built in Poland. but this issue is more about Italy vs. Stellantis than anything else.

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Fiat 500e hits road bump, Stellantis lays off thousands of workers

Baua Electric

Fiat’s new 500e (Source: Stellantis) Stellantis has decided to temporarily lay off some 2,250 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy. Of course, its home turf of Italy has some of the lowest EV adoption rates in Europe, at just 4% of the market. But the Italian government is working to change that.

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Baua Electric

Airbus says it will partner with operators and airlines to fly the model worldwide, with plans for it to take flight in Italy, Germany, Norway, and Japan, as well as regions in Latin America. Photo: Courtesy of Airbus To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

Green Car Congress

The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. We have shipped about 60 million devices to date, and the devices are progressively becoming more connected.

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

The Alfa Romeo is being built in the same factory in the south of Italy that turns out the Jeeps. There’s no mechanical connection between the front and rear axles. To give the Tonale handling some Alfa Romeo flavor, the main change the company’s engineers made was to install quicker steering with fewer turns lock-to-lock.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

In connection with this year’s Group of Eight conference in Italy, China reiterated its opposition to participating in emission reduction plans while at the same time drafting a $440-billion renewable energy package. The sponsor is the person who is responsible for the overall execution and has the greatest risk/reward.

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