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Stellantis CEO on the threat of Chinese EV plants in Italy

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Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares clarified the company’s position on Chinese electric vehicle brands coming to Italy. He also refuted rumors that Stellantis would shut down production in Italy and leave the country. billion) in Italy, and we are going to bring 15 new models. My position is very clear: It is fake news.

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Snam and Wolftank launch collaboration for the construction of hydrogen refueling stations in Italy

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Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding, the two companies are evaluating infrastructure initiatives to enable the use of hydrogen in the transport sector in Italy and potentially in other countries. Key competences will be the storage and management of process software for compression, temperature control and dispensers.

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Italy Might Soon Own a Chunk of Stellantis

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The automaker and government have been at odds for a while, as Setllantis has moved away from Italian auto production in favor of less expensive markets. Despite Italy’s ties to a handful of Stellantis brands, it does not hold a stake in the company and does not have board representation. Image: Maserati] Become a TTAC insider.

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Alstom and Snam to develop hydrogen trains in Italy

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Alstom and Snam, one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies, have signed a five-year agreement to develop hydrogen trains in Italy. As part of the agreement, Alstom will manufacture and maintain newly built or converted hydrogen trains, while Snam will develop the infrastructures for production, transport and refueling.

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ACEA map: Affordability of electric cars, correlation between market uptake and GDP in the EU

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The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published an interactive map that illustrates the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and GDP per capita for each of the 27 EU member states and the United Kingdom. and Italy 0.9%). and Italy 0.9%).

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Stellantis slams Italy for not backing EVs, putting Fiat at risk

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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) EVs drivers in Italy are a rare breed. Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, and is lagging way behind other European countries in EV adoption, with an incentive program that has been practically nonexistent. And Tavares said that’s just not going to cut it.

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ABB E-mobility opens its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

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ABB has already sold more than 680,000 EV chargers across more than 85 markets. The new manufacturing site sets a new benchmark for the sector, producing one DC fast charger every 20 minutes from its seven production lines. ABB E-mobility employs more than 350 R&D experts globally and has a portfolio of more than 350 granted patents.

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