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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

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From Bloomberg : Last week, thousands of Italians joined striking workers near the carmaker’s base in the northern Italy, with Tavares and government clashing for months over plans to move EV production elsewhere. Legal challenges have also been raised on behalf of the manufacturer. In the U.S.,

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Tenaris, Edison and Snam partner in project to trial steelmaking with green hydrogen

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Tenaris, Edison and Snam have signed a letter of intent to launch a project aimed at decarbonizing Tenaris’ seamless pipe mill in Dalmine, Italy through the introduction of green hydrogen in some production processes. This would be the first application of green hydrogen on an industrial scale in Italy’s steel sector.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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MAN rolls out battery repair centers across Europe – Charged EVs

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Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus , headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. Two of the facilities, in Hanover-Laatzen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain, are already in operation.

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PROSUME blockchain-based platform for new peer-to-peer energy models; EV platform

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The mission of the Foundation is to promote decentralizing power models and empower an energy community through the blockchain software technology through the implementation of peer-to-peer energy exchange policies targeting possible solutions for all the existing physical and legal energy framework barriers. The PROSUME token launch.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

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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. As a response, several Member States have conducted investigations and published reports with regard to NO x emissions from vehicles.

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