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Lots of Italy, on Many Collectible Plates

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For his 73rd birthday in April, Felice Macchi had lunch at La Bettola Del Gusto, a restaurant in Pompeii, Italy, with a focus on seafood. The meal came on a ceramic plate with a whimsical hand-painted design depicting the spaghettoni dish and a smoking volcano, a nod to nearby Mount Vesuvius.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XX)

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First up was a change in styling leadership: Harley Earl (1893-1969) who designed GM vehicles from 1927 when he penned the LaSalle, was the first director of GM’s styling division, the “Art and Color Section.” The department was created for Earl to manage by GM president Alfred Sloan, who was incredibly impressed with the LaSalle design.

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Stellantis Cassino Assembly to begin production of BEV-centric STLA large vehicles

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The Stellantis Cassino Assembly Plant in Italy, producer of vehicles for the premium and luxury brands, Alfa Romeo and Maserati, will add production of vehicles, to be shared at a later date, based on the flexible, BEV-centric STLA Large platform. The plant puts a high emphasis on energy and resource conservation.

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Beta Renewables’ 75M liter cellulosic ethanol plant opens in Italy

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Beta Renewables, part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes marked the official opening in Northern Italy of a 75-million-liter (20-million-gallon) cellulosic ethanol plant.

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European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

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Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell engines for on- and off-road mobility and other applications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy-based system integrator H2Boat, which is developing a zero-emission energy solution for marine applications. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

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First order for Solaris’ 18m articulated hydrogen bus

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The hydrogen is stored in gaseous form in tanks, mounted on the front part of the vehicle’s roof. Continuous servicing of the vehicles will be provided by eSConnect, a bus fleet monitoring and management system designed by Solaris. Earlier post.) The ordered buses will roll out onto the streets of this German city as soon as 2024.

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Kia appoints Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as heads of Global Design Centres in Europe, China | Autocar Professional

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Kia Corporation has announced the appointment of new senior chief designers Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as respective heads of its Europe and China Design Centers, effective April 1. I’ve always admired Kia for its talented and forward-thinking global design team,” said Samson.

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