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A Cold December For EVs In Italy — Amidst Car Market Rebound

CleanTechnica EVs

Italy’s EV market ended a weak 2022 with a December in line with the unimpressive figures posted in previous months. While the overall car market showed good signs of recovery, plugins yet again stalled in what is a reverse trend not followed by any other major European nation. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

Green Car Congress

During the third quarter, cars powered by conventional internal combustion engines lost further ground, with their overall market share going down from 88.6% of total passenger car sales in the European Union, with registrations falling by 13.7% Gasoline car sales posted an even stronger drop (-24.3%), going from more than 1.7

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Sweet October For Electric Cars In Italy — Plugins At 12% Market Share

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s yet another month of positive news for electric mobility throughout Europe, and that includes Italy — the continent’s fourth largest market — scoring high EV gains in the midst of a global ICE meltdown. October figures released by UNRAE portray a renewed picture of pain for the Italian car market. […].

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Plugin Vehicles At Record 13.3% In Italy In December, But Car Market In Crisis

CleanTechnica EVs

2021 ended on mixed notes for Italy’s car market. Amidst the continued, stellar growth of electric mobility throughout the Old Continent, EV sales finished the year at record share levels in all major European markets. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Tesla Thrives In Italy As Broader Plug-In Market Falls In March

CleanTechnica EVs

While most European car markets keep posting new records and continued monthly growth for plug-in car sales, Italy’s is getting stuck in a rout of its own doing. Europe’s fourth largest market posts in March its first — and wild — BEV decline […]. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

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Volvo Cars reported global sales of 48,520 in January, up 2% compared to the same month last year. Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% European sales for January reached 21,436 cars, up 14.7% compared with January last year.

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Italy Might Soon Own a Chunk of Stellantis

The Truth About Cars

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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