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Lots of Italy, on Many Collectible Plates

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For his 73rd birthday in April, Felice Macchi had lunch at La Bettola Del Gusto, a restaurant in Pompeii, Italy, with a focus on seafood. Others decorate hallways, the kitchen and the dining room of his home in Varese, Italy. In the 1980s, it started to accept restaurants outside of Italy that adhered to its membership criteria.

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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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Electreon announces successful completion of final phase of Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) pilot in Italy

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Electreon, a provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology for commercial and passenger EVs, announced the successful completion of the final phase of the company’s Electric Road System (ERS) pilot as part of the “Arena of the Future” project.

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Tesla is in talks to build electric trucks or vans in Italy, report says

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Last month, Adolfo Urso, Italy’s Minister for Business and Made in Italy, said that the government was in talks with Tesla for the automaker to build a factory in the country. Electrek’s Take I don’t know how serious these talks are with Italy. I don’t know. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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FCA and ENGIE EPS partner on V2G in Italy; second-life batteries

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FCA Italy S.p.A., These batteries, rather than being disposed of at the end of their lifespan, will be reused, giving them a second lease of life as part of the V2G system. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.,

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Researchers suggests high level of air pollution in Northern Italy a co-factor in COVID-19 mortality rate

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Researchers from the University of Siena in Italy and Aarhus University in Denmark are suggesting that the high level of pollution in Northern Italy should be considered an additional co-factor of the high level of COVID-19 fatalities recorded in that area. in the rest of the country. —Dario Caro, corresponding author.

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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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