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APRIL 9, 2010

Enel, Endesa and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing electric mobility across several geographical areas in Italy, Spain and Latin America. Joint evaluation for development of pilot projects in areas to be identified in Italy, Spain and Latin America. the compact hatchback Zoe Z.E.,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 48,520 in January, up 2% compared to the same month last year. of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. The increase was led by markets such as the UK, Italy and Belgium. The share of fully electric cars stood at 16.2%. European sales for January reached 21,436 cars, up 14.7%

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JUNE 8, 2011

Emer), of Brescia, Italy, for €27 million (approximately US$39.6 The combined operations, under Westport’s Juniper Engines business, will offer a complete systems solution to OEMs looking to take advantage of the growing alternative fuel market. Access to rapidly expanding Indian market; joint venture with Minda Industries Ltd.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Cumulative natural gas vehicles in use by segment, world markets: 2013-2020. While China and Pakistan are the largest markets, Thailand and India are the fastest growing with compound annual growth rates of 18% and 12%, respectively, between 2013 and 2020. Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge. million by 2020.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Belgium-based Punch Group has acquired GM’s propulsion engineering center in Turin, Italy. The transaction between the two companies includes an engineering services agreement (ESA) to support GM’s global product programs through the end of 2021. — Punch Group Founder and CEO Guido Dumarey.

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MAY 9, 2014

Global automobile production will increase by 21 million units by 2021, and has grown by 25 million units since 2009 as the industry continues to recover from the impact of the global economic recession, according to a forecast by IHS Automotive.

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JUNE 17, 2021

ETCR is the world’s first all-electric touring car race category that provides leading vehicle manufacturers a global stage to showcase electric technology in a high-performance arena. Pure ETCR will be held for the first time in Vallelunga, Italy, from 18-20 June.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The coming Chevrolet Cruze diesel engine for the US market ( earlier post ) will leverage GM’s global powertrain expertise. For Cruze, powertrain engineers at GM’s diesel center of excellence in Torino, Italy, are working with counterparts in Pontiac, Mich.,

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

The two IEC International EV Standards reflect a global consensus on the plugs and sockets that are needed to charge EVs. Different national approaches would hamper the mass marketability of EVs, requiring customizations that would lead to higher prices and slower market access.

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JULY 26, 2019

The European car market dropped in June 2019 as 1.49 It was the biggest monthly drop so far in 2019, as only four out of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis posted growth but counted for a marginal 2.6% —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million vehicles were registered—down by 7.9% of total registrations.

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JULY 12, 2022

billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was traded globally during 2021, an increase of 2.2 New LNG export capacity, primarily in the US, and rising global demand for natural gas drove continued growth in global LNG trade last year. Global LNG export capacity has increased by 29%, or 14.0

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Vulcan Energy Resources Limited, the company aiming to become the world’s first integrated lithium and renewable energy producer with a net zero carbon footprint ( earlier post ), has been granted research permit in Italy for the Cesano area located 20 km NNW of Rome.

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JUNE 22, 2022

ABB has already sold more than 680,000 EV chargers across more than 85 markets. ABB E-mobility employs more than 350 R&D experts globally and has a portfolio of more than 350 granted patents. The full range of ABB DC charging solutions will be produced at the site, supporting the electrification of all transport sectors.

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JULY 2, 2010

and SIT Group of Italy (the owner of OMVL), will become, indirectly, wholly owned by Westport. Juniper will grow the business through new OEM relationships and continued strong aftermarket sales, leveraging OMVL’s capabilities and assembly facilities in Italy and Argentina that today supply Europe, Asia and the Americas. liter and 2.4-liter

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JULY 29, 2011

and Chemtex, a global technology and engineering company wholly-owned by Italy’s Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, are collaborating to develop and produce sustainable detergent alcohols for use in the household products market. Codexis will market products resulting from the collaboration. Codexis, Inc.

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AUGUST 15, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation plans to expand its partnerships with global mobility companies to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers worldwide. Kia will further enhance its collaboration with global partners to offer regionally customized mobility services as it implements its ‘Plan S’ strategy. —President Song.

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MARCH 27, 2013

Volvo Trucks and Shell will cooperate globally on the introduction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial heavy duty trucks. The collaboration agreement is underway and work has begun with the first stage focused on selected markets in central Europe and in the United States. The agreement is non-exclusive both ways.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. —Jon Moore, CEO of BNEF.

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JUNE 13, 2011

India surpassed France, the United Kingdom and Italy to become the sixth-largest automotive market in the world in 2010, and it is expected to become one of the three largest automotive markets in the world by 2020, according to a special report titled “India Automotive 2020: The Next Giant from Asia,” released by J.D.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

A study by Ricardo Strategic Consulting has concluded that while sluggish automotive demand in Europe, Japan and North America will be balanced by the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets through 2020, thereafter the ‘Rising-15’ nations become the engine for profitable growth—assuming political stability.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

The first six months of 2021 have marked a period of yet exceptional growth for electric mobility on a global scale.

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APRIL 23, 2020

by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. In the European Union—the world’s second-largest electric vehicle market—meanwhile, governments continue to promote electric mobility and union-wide CO 2 emissions remain in place. Automakers have faced two major hurdles.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Consumers in China, the world’s largest auto market, were the most enthusiastic, at 84%. —Mark Wakefield, global co-leader of the automotive and industrial practice at AlixPartners. In the US, 44% said they’d consider swapping their personal vehicle for ride-hailing under such circumstances. —Mark Wakefield. male and 49.5%

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Snam, the main Italian operator for the transport and dispatching of natural gas in Italy, launched HyAccelerator , a corporate global-scale startup acceleration program focused on hydrogen.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

billion) in its plant in Melfi, Italy for the production of a new Jeep brand vehicle and a new Fiat brand vehicle beginning in 2014. The first of the two new models will be a Jeep utility vehicle that represents the brand’s entrance into a new market segment. Fiat will invest more than €1 billion (US$1.3

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MAY 31, 2022

The new vehicle will be produced at Stellantis’ plants in Gliwice, Poland and Atessa, Italy. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. Planned for mid-2024, the new large-size commercial van marks TME’s first entry into the large-size commercial vehicle segment.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, and Italian partners Cinque International and Ancitel Energy and Environment, to upgrade Italy’s historic Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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MAY 13, 2016

Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% Germany continued to lead the market, with volume up by 8.4% market share at 116,400 units.

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JULY 23, 2013

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th electric car globally. More than 71,000 people worldwide have bought Nissan LEAF, which made its debut in 2010; LEAF makes up more than half of all global sales of pure electric cars. Renault leads the electric vehicle market in Europe with a 61% share.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The FCA Melfi, Italy plant is beginning preparations to produce the Jeep Renegade Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) scheduled for market launch in early 2020. By 2022, FCA will offer a total of 12 electric propulsion systems (BEV, PHEV, full-hybrid and mild-hybrid) in global architectures.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The researchers also successfully applied the method to partially-controlled crowdsourced data collected on a short-span highway bridge in Italy. Smartphones that contain dozens of sensors are carried by almost 50% of the population globally. Illustration of controlled data collection and the spatial segmentation approach.

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JULY 5, 2011

Sustainable transport group BD Otomotiv (BD OTO AS) said it is in advanced negotiations with the Norwegian court-appointed Trustee of THINK Global to rescue the electric vehicle brand from bankruptcy. BD Otomotiv is a Turkey-based investment group which in recent years has focused on electric transportation.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The car will be mass-marketed globally from 2012 onwards. LeasePlan will purchase more than 100 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles from Nissan and will offer them to its customers in thirteen countries in Europe, starting in early 2011 in line with Nissan’s launch plans in those markets. million vehicles globally.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% last year, even higher than the average over the past decade, to reach total global installations of more than 120.8 GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

of the market—an increase in market share of 5.1 of the total market, the lowest market share for October in the last ten years. In contrast, alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) reported the second highest market share ever recorded in October 2017, with 66,000 electric and hybrid vehicles registered.

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