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Petrol and diesel registrations drop dramatically

Baua Electric

Following poor results in August , the new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain were hoping for better fortunes in September. France and Italy both saw declines in passenger-car registrations last month. However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations. across the first nine months of the year.

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Hybrids make history and overtake petrol in latest figures

Baua Electric

France ended the month down 11.1%, while Italy suffered a 10.7% Hybrids on top September was the first time that hybrid powertrains, made up of HEVs and MHEVs, overtook petrol to lead the new-car market. This came at the expense of petrol, dropping 1pp in market share, and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), which fell by 2.1pp.

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Italy looks to sink $1 billion into boosting electric cars

Baua Electric

Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. An EV made is Italy is even better. Meanwhile, sales are surging in Italy, with new car registrations jumping 19% last year to 1.57

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

Baua Electric

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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Alfa Romeo Tonale hybrid Aussie pricing and arrival date revealed

EV Central

Alfa Romeo has announced its Tonale petrol-electric hybrid compact SUV will arrive in Australia in February 2023 priced from $49,900 plus on-road costs. litre turbo-petrol engine mated to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission with an inbuilt electric motor fed by a 48v 0.8kWh lithium-ion battery. The Tonale is powered by a 1.5-litre

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

Meanwhile, increases were seen in the next two largest markets of Italy (up 4.7%) and Spain (up 3.4%) in the month. Registrations in Italy surged by 5.2% It sat just 1.4pp behind petrol’s market share in July, compared to a 10.4pp gap from 12 months ago. The gap to petrol shortened too, going from 11.8pp one year ago to 5.5pp.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

Italy also posted a sharp decline of 13.4%, while volumes in Spain decreased 6.5%, the country’s first drop since March. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain were up 3.8% Looking at other noteworthy performances, Finland slumped 30.3%, followed by Ireland (down 25.4%) Sweden (down 21%), Italy (down 12.3%) and Austria (down 7.9%).