2024: Wages and jobs, the year we give up on the future Daniele Tempera Journalist 07 January 2024 09:25 Facebook excitement What’s up A worker leaves the Maserati factory in Grugliasco for the last time (Photo by Matteo Secci / La Presse) The land of sleepwalkers. Perhaps the most brutal photo of 2023 was taken […]
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New mines that will reduce the costs of electric cars: European plan is on the way
Opening new mines by reducing bureaucracy. But we also encourage innovation, the development of alternative materials and recycling. And diversify the third countries from which to source. These are the main points of EU law on critical raw materials that have received the green light from member states and the European Parliament. The stated goal […]
Stellantis to produce electric car in China (and now targeting the EU)
Stellantis, the group that includes Fiat, is focusing on China to develop its electric cars: The French-Italian giant announced that it invested 1.5 billion euros to purchase 20% of Leapmotor, one of the Chinese battery vehicle manufacturers. It’s a move that effectively positions Stellantis among major Europeans who see China as a development opportunity rather […]
Unwanted “electricity”?
Although more and more plug-in cars are leaving factories, managers of major companies and dealers warn: demand for e-cars is growing much slower than previously expected. This is clearly visible in Germany, for example. The end of the subsidy program for the purchase of electric vehicles for business customers caused sales of new ‘electric vehicles’ […]
10 thousand euros from the government to install solar panels on the house, but only if you have an electric car (and live in a villa)
The German government will announce a 500 million euro financing plan in the next few hours that will benefit citizens who install solar panels on their roofs. Berlin’s stated goal is to increase the number of users who will be able to charge their electric cars directly at home, in a way that is both […]
The world’s largest lithium deposit was found in the USA
The United States may have found an answer at home to its industry’s growing thirst for lithium, especially electric cars: Some researchers have actually found what may be the largest reserve in the McDermitt Caldera on the border of Nevada and Oregon. The amount of “white gold” discovered so far. According to research published on […]
Europe raises its anti-Chinese shield: pressure on “hostile” investments
So far, governments have acted alone and at random, as was Italy’s recent decision to block the Chinese Sinochem’s potential takeover of Pirelli. From today, the European Union will intervene directly to thwart foreign investment deemed “hostile” or in any case dangerous to the bloc’s strategic interests. It seems to be a move aimed at […]
Electric car brings Orban closer to China: “No to EU sanctions on Beijing”
After Russia, Viktor Orban’s Hungarian government is ready to set up barricades to defend China. During his visit to Beijing, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced that his country will oppose the proposal to impose sanctions on Chinese companies that supply Moscow with technologies that can be used for military purposes. The proposal should form part […]
Green light to stop petrol and diesel cars by 2035, Italy abstains
The regulation that ended gasoline and diesel cars by 2035 has now become law. EU energy ministers have given final approval to the text effectively banning the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035. The measure passed with the affirmative vote of Germany, which obtained an exception for synthetic fuels, eFuels. Italy […]
Fast charging every 60 kilometers: this is how the EU wants to build the infrastructure for the electric car
Fast charging stations for electric cars and vans every 60 kilometers from 2025. Also, a hydrogen refueling infrastructure that can serve both cars and vans every 200 kilometers on all city centers and highways from 2030. These are two of the main points of the regulation. It has been definitively approved by the European Union […]