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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 The Tonale PHEV will begin arriving at dealers in June. kWh lithium-ion battery and 90 kW electric motor.

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

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Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. The hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm will feature 420 MW of offshore wind and 120 MW of floating solar. miles (12 km) from The Hague’s Dutch coast.

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

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A fully charged battery is sufficient for up to 135 kilometers (84 miles). Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents—in the US (available to the public in New York, Washington, DC and San Francisco); the UK (London) and now Italy in Europe; and China (Shenzhen).

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

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All offer different power choices with the Trofeo zipping to 60 miles per hour in about 3.6 Trofeo – Trofeo means “Trophy” in Italian and is the top of the line trim for many Maserati models Italian Power Power with a mld hybrid Clean Fleet Report drove the 2023 Grecale Modena with the turbocharged 2.0-liter With 0-60 mph in 5.3

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Rome study finds Prius hybrids have zero tailpipe emissions for 74.2% of commuting journey time

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A study from the University of Rome commissioned by Toyota Motor Italy has found that the new, fourth-generation Prius hybrid operates with zero emissions for most of the time and distance covered on a typical city commute in Rome. of the journey time (62.5% of the journey distance) producing no tailpipe emissions.

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Toyota piloting all-hybrid car-sharing scheme in Europe: YUKÕ

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Toyota Europe is piloting a new full hybrid car sharing program—named YUKÕ – Japanese for ‘Let’s go’—in two European cities: Dublin, Ireland and Forlì, Italy. As of 5 December there will be 7 Toyota Yaris Hybrid available to all subscribers who want to enjoy driving a full hybrid from time to time.

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Drive Notes: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale eAWD

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The Tonale is built along its sibling, the Dodge Hornet, in Italy. Unlike the Hornet, the Tonale is available only as a plug-in hybrid, using the same powertrain as the Dodge Hornet R/T. Alfa promises up to 30 miles of electric-only range. This setup mates a 1.3-liter Rear headroom is a teeny, tiny bit cramped.

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