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 […]
Tag: Electric car
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 […]
“Biofuels pollute the environment 3 times more than diesel”
If you really want to reduce the environmental impact of road transport, there is no alternative to the electric car. This is what the activists of Transport & Environment (T&E), an organization based in Brussels that has been working on sustainable mobility for more than three decades and fully supporting the transition to battery-powered vehicles, […]
From China to Turkey via Congo: Countries on which the EU is dependent on raw materials
It’s not just China. The Asian giant, which is the undisputed world champion in the extraction and processing of rare earth elements, is not included in the list of countries on which the EU is dependent on raw materials. So far, dependency has not created major problems for Europe, which prefers to devote itself only […]
Houses will be renovated, EU against Italian press: “He is not telling the truth”
He responds to Giorgia Meloni’s broad side in Italian. That’s the strategy adopted by European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans, promising Italians “a tremendous job” in explaining the most controversial EU elections in this beautiful country. He goes through other measures to protect the environment, from greenhouses to electric cars: For Timmermans, a fluent Italian-speaking Dutchman, […]
Volkswagen threat: “Europe has no battery factory, USA pays better”
The German auto giant is leaving Europe to focus on battery production in North America. That could happen if Volkswagen fulfills its threat to suspend a battery factory project in Eastern Europe and prioritize a similar factory abroad, after estimating it could receive up to 10 billion euros in stimulus from the United States. The […]
How is the US putting Made in Italy batteries at risk?
US law encouraging the private purchase of electric cars manufactured by North American companies, including their components, risks a serious backlash on Italian industry: almost half (48%) of planned lithium-ion battery production in our country today. the country may face delays, downsize or even cancel. This is the conclusion drawn from a report by Transport […]
Is stopping diesel and petrol really a risk for the Italian car?
The European Parliament has given final approval to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars on the EU market. And as in the past, a revolt began in Italy against the evil Europe, which, in the name of ecological ideology, destroyed our industry, left tens of thousands of people unemployed and prevented the poorest […]