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JULY 23, 2020

The world première of the pioneering electrified Jeep SUVs took place during the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. 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. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 23, 2024

IEEE Life Fellow Sergio Benedetto Vice President, Publication Services and Products Sergio Bregni Benedetto is a professor emeritus at Politecnico di Torino, in Turin, Italy. He has received numerous international awards throughout his career, including the 2008 IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Award.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

At its Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino, Italy, GM is harvesting the 300 kWh of energy from its test benches—equipment that tests various measures of a running engine—to power all of the facility’s computers. The plant runs 15 test benches, with five more on the way, as engineers design fuel-efficient engines for Chevrolet and Opel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2017

a designer and manufacturer of controls and battery chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with BorgWarner Inc. Sevcon’s products control on- and off-road vehicle speed and movement, integrate specialized functions, optimize energy consumption and help reduce air pollution.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

As a full professor and deputy president of the School of engineering at the University of Bologna in Italy, Metra specializes in design for test and reliability of integrated circuits and systems. Martha Palacio Palacio has spent his entire 40-year career designing, developing, and producing electronic countermeasures systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Fiat plans to relaunch its plant at Mirafiori, Italy, through the establishment of a joint venture between Chrysler and Fiat to bring a new platform to Turin from the United States for production of larger segment passenger cars and SUVs for the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brands. More than €1 billion (US$1.3 Marchionne.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

a global leader in the development and implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable automation and production, as its automation partner to build its three-wheel, high efficiency vehicle. Elio Motors has selected Comau Inc., Comau will provide Elio with powertrain and automated assembly systems.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The company made an internal announcement on February 27th, 2024 which leaked to the press immediately via several Apple employees. A product unveiling in 2019 was generally believed. Thereafter, it was reported that a team from Canadian parts powerhouse Magna International was embedded at Apple’s laboratory in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

will incorporate Maxwell ultracapacitors to support a stop-start idle-elimination system in all Lamborghini’s Aventador cars which will go into production in late 2012. The stop-start system originally was designed by Dimac, Maxwell’s ultracapacitor distribution partner in Italy. Lamborghini S.p.A.

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Electra Vehicles

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Boston, USA & Milan, Italy, 22nd February 2023 - , Electra Vehicles, Inc. , The company has recently opened an Italian branch based in Turin, Italy, to expand its presence in the Italian and European markets and accelerate the energy transition to a more sustainable future through electric mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This research resulted in solutions “achieving levels of reliability and performance previously not possible” and several international patents were filed. Today, the startup employs a staff of 50 people with offices located in Italy, U.K., This new appealing product does not really embody WSense’s true ambitions. and Norway.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and Co-Founder of LiquidPiston, is presenting the engine in a paper at the SAE International/JSAE 2014 Small Engine Technology?Conference Conference today in Pisa, Italy. Combustion products are over-expanded using a larger expansion volume than compression volume, as in the Atkinson Cycle.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. There he led network management research and helped design Italy’s first electronic exchange and data network. Saracco also contributed to standardizing the company’s telecommunications management network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2013

Swiss high-tech industrial Group Oerlikon and international automotive supplier Continental have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the development and marketing of integrated axle drive motor and transmission systems for hybrid and electric vehicles featuring optimized overall powertrain efficiency.

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MAY 14, 2021

Download the full press release here: Turin, Italy - May 13, 2021 - Automobili Estrema, lead by CEO Gianfranco Pizzuto, publicly revealed the official prototype design for the Fulminea flagship electric hypercar model with Electra Vehicles’ CEO and Co-Founder Fabrizio Martini by their side. About Electra Vehicles, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The overall environmental impact of an electric vehicle is virtually half that of an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, Renault noted, citing its comparative study of Fluence ICE and electric vehicles. The Bolloré Group has commissioned Renault gradually to take over assembly of the Bluecar, formerly built solely in Italy.

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

Independent engine manufacturer VM Motori SpA of Italy has awarded. the Tupy foundry of Brazil, the world’s leading CGI producer, a series production contract for the cylinder block and bedplate of its new A 630 DOHC 3.0-liter liter V6 diesel engine.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. The group has shortlisted three designs and plan to have picked one by the end of 2024. Fourth-generation SMRs avoid all that.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill), approved a $99-million, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc. to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina. Earlier post.

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MAY 24, 2011

All that is dependent on progressing from internal combustion engines not designed for this purpose to engines optimized for use in hybrid power trains. These second generation engines retain piston-driven, internal combustion technology. That will become the case for land, water and airborne hybrid vehicles.

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MARCH 6, 2012

The truck is designed for fleet and commercial customers. Redesigned cylinder heads with specifically designed CNG compatible valves and valve-seat materials allow the engine to burn both fuels. Italy has more widely adopted CNG vehicles than the US and offers 800 public CNG stations. The Ram’s 5.7-liter

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

ZAP and Jonway intend this transaction to be phase one of a two-phase acquisition, whereby the two companies will combine their complementary expertise, leveraging ZAP’s EV technology and Jonway Auto’s quality ISO 9000 certified mass production capabilities to address the new alternative energy vehicle market. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

an international maker of stator technology used in hybrid and electric automobiles, filed a $110-million lawsuit today in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Remy, Inc. Tecnomatic is headquartered in Italy with offices in India, Shanghai, Brazil, and Romania. Tecnomatic S.p.A. ,

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MAY 18, 2017

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Italy for failure to fulfil its obligations under EU vehicle type-approval legislation with regards to Fiat Chrysler (FCA) automobiles. —Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The global survey included China, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. This percentage is nearly five times that of US, Germany, UK and Japan survey respondents. In China, Ernst & Young canvassed the views of 1,000 vehicle owners and those that plan to purchase within three years from across China. Mike Hanley.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The first vehicle to arise from this partnership is estimated to be completed in time for debut at the 2016 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. BJEV’s ultimate plan is to bring yearly production numbers to over 200,000 by 2020, with a 30% target for the export market. BJEV will become Atieva’s biggest share holder.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

India surpassed France, the United Kingdom and Italy to become the sixth-largest automotive market in the world in 2010, and it is expected to become one of the three largest automotive markets in the world by 2020, according to a special report titled “India Automotive 2020: The Next Giant from Asia,” released by J.D. Source: J.D.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Therefore, it is critical that the next generation of climate policies be designed to deliver steeper reductions. The California Green Innovation Index has tracked key economic and environmental indicators at the regional, state, national and international level since 2008. below their 2006 levels. and the European Union.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 25, 2021

Last month, the main markets were France (5,978 units) and Germany (5,349), with Italy (1,153 units) a distant 3rd. With the upcoming Ioniq 5 (not so) compact crossover said to be a small revolution in the EV World, one wonders if the Kona EV won't suffer from the new internal competition. Is this peak Kona EV?

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JUNE 8, 2023

Volvo Cars revealed its first premium small SUV, the all-electric EX30, in an event in Milan, Italy. Starting price for the EX30 is around €36,000—meaning customers get a premium all-electric SUV for a similar price as an internal combustion engine-powered equivalent. The EX30 expands Volvo’s all-electric offering to four models.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Almost 67 million people (i.e.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

SAE International will add an electric vehicle class named “Formula SAE Electric” to FSAE in 2013. Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International. The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a design team to develop a small Formula-style race car.

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EV Sales

MAY 26, 2021

With Ford now launching the much antecipated Mustang Mach E in Europe, one wonders if the Kuga PHEV will suffer from internal competition in the coming months. Without production constraints and experiencing strong demand, the compact Volvo remains the strongest candidate for the 2021 PHEV Best Seller title. #5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

The University of Sunderland (UK), working with a consortium of five other research partners from Italy, Spain and Germany, has been selected for funding by the €1-billion (US$1.4-billion) The other partners are Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); Fraunhofer ICT (Germany); Interquimica (Spain); Nanesa S.r.l. Italy); and Delta-Tech S.p.A.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

In October, Dronamics announced that it would use Malta as its base, with a view to connecting first to Italy and later to other Mediterranean countries. Because this vehicle is intended to transport cargo with no people on board, Dronamics could design the interior to fit cargo pallets. The rest don’t have regular service at all.”.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. Eventually, people will want vehicles powered by internal combustion because they are quaint.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In the case of the coming Maserati Gran Turismo probably not… The internal-combustion engine versions of the Italian brand’s iconic two-door are going to be quick, but the all-new model’s battery-powered variant will make them seem slow. It has a different grille and its wheels are a different design.

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