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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. A car called Milano cannot be produced in Poland.

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Frost & Sullivan forecasts rapid growth in tire pressure monitoring systems market; $386.6M by 2018

Green Car Congress

Laws mandating the installation of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) in new vehicles are leading to a swift increase in the installed base of this technology in the European Union (EU) and the United States. This installed base is forecast to grow to 36.7 new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. In 2011, only about 2.3%

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. Another expectation is that homeowners and businesses will become “ fully electrified ” by replacing oil, propane and gas furnaces with heat pumps along with gas fired stoves as well as installing solar power and battery systems.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Domestic installation of energy-efficient heat pumps came to $50.8 billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. China’s e-bus prices have declined, while annual sales have slowed due to the decrease in purchase subsidies as well as market saturation in large cities. Spain was up 16% at $10 billion, Brazil up 23% at $8.7

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Mercedes-Benz announces VAN.EA electric architecture for midsize and large vans

Green Car Congress

High-voltage batteries with different capacities are installed within the case. Mercedes-Benz Vans focuses on the upper price bands of the CEP industry, where it intends to offer a VAN.EA The differentiation relevant to the customer takes place in the two other modules. The center module scales the vehicle length.

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A new way out for domestic and foreign enterprises, charging pile and outdoor advertising

Setec Powerr

ChargeEuropa, a foreign company specializing in electric vehicle charging networks, also sensed the potential of charging pile advertising, and deployed electric vehicle charging advertising piles in Poland and Croatia. The construction of charging stations in Poland and Croatia is still in its infancy. Advertised on the display.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Data came from Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; China; Croatia; the Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom, and the United States.