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Kia keeps to its EV goals. New Jersey is asking for EV buyers to pay $1,000. And the CEO of global automaker Stellantis seemingly denies that EVs are a greener choice yet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Legacy automakers are still losing thousands of dollars on many EV sales, according to newly published analysis from the Boston Consulting Group.
They say any publicity is good publicity. It's true in the case of Alfa Romeo's new crossover. Company CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato says the website crashed following the controversy surrounding the initial name chosen for the firm's first EV: "We had an unprecedented number of visits to the online configurator, causing the website to crash for a couple hours."
TURIN, Italy — Chinese car manufacturing in Italy could force some tough decisions for Stellantis including plant closures, the head of the Franco-Italian group, Italy's sole major automaker, said.
This past week, Alfa Romeo introduced its new Milano compact crossover. It's a vehicle we're unlikely to see here in the U.S., as it shares bones with Fiat's new 600 as well as the Jeep Avenger, and unfortunately for the automaker it's caused a bit of a stir with the local government. See, the Milano is built in Poland, like its Stellantis stablemates, but Italy happens to have rather strict rules about marketing products with Italian-sounding names that aren't actually built there. And now, officials are calling Alfa out.
EVs could end up using a lot of electricity, but efficiency improvements to support them could significantly reduce the need for new grid infrastructure, cut energy usage, and potentially save consumers billions of dollars, according to a new study from research firm EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The Italian government has hit out at Alfa Romeo’s decision to build its new Milano crossover in Poland, saying that building it outside of the brand’s home nation is illegal.Shortly after Alfa Romeo unveiled the new model at a glitzy event, Italy’s industry minister Adolofo Urso asserted that building a vehicle dubbed Milano outside of Italy violates the country’s laws targeting products with “Italian sounding” names that are not actually Italian.Read: New Milano SUV Is Alfa Romeo’s First Ever EV“A car called Milano cannot be produced in Poland,” Urso said. “This law stipulates that you cannot give indications that mislead consumers. So a car called Milano must be produced in Italy.
Automakers must reduce EV battery weight by 50% in the next decade in order to make electrification truly green, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday during the automaker's Freedom of Mobility Forum.