09/03/2023

E-Fuel or BioFuel? The difference between synthetic fuels and biofuels

Simonluca Pini – Contributing editor for Il Sole 24 Ore

Traditional cars might have a future after 2035, thanks to the use of synthetic fuels. Bio-fuels remain a thorny issue: these are produced also in Italy, but prohibited by the European Community

09/03/2023

Futurmotive – Expo and Talks was officially presented to the Italian press

Francesca Del Bello

As Futurmotive – Expo and Talks approaches, the organizers have set off the promotional machine. And they chose to start presenting the event to the Italian press in a venue where one might “breath” the future

09/03/2023

Self-driving cars are not as green as we thought

Enrica Lazzarini

A warning comes from research carried out by the MIT in Boston: the energy needed to operate a global fleet of self-driving cars could generate the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as all the data centres in the world combined

09/03/2023

Can the decarbonisation of heavy vehicles be achieved by using hydrogen?

Francesca Del Bello

The announcement of a joint venture between Air Liquide and TotalEnergies for the development of a network of hydrogen filling stations for heavy vehicles in continental Europe opens the door to new possible scenarios

09/03/2023

EU ban on endothermic engines: the vote in the EU Council has been postponed. To an undetermined date

Francesca Del Bello

A revision of the text might be necessary. Italian Minster for the Environment: "we wish this pause leads other countries and institutions to a further reflection”

09/03/2023

Futurmotive – Expo & Talks presented to the international audience

Enrica Lazzarini

An international meeting involving some of the top representatives of European trade associations is the occasion to present the event and address some of the hot topics of automotive aftermarket industry of today

09/03/2023

The European Garage Equipment Association Joins the Global Right to Repair Movement for Vehicles

Editorial Staff

Automotive Aftermarket Releases Best Practice Guidelines for Legislators

09/03/2023

Competitiveness emergency for the European automotive industry. The alarm raised by ACEA

Simonluca Pini – Contributing editor for Il Sole 24 Ore

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association asks EU leaders drastic acts to save the entire sector and underlines how the Euro 7 will increase the price of new cars by 2,000 euros

09/03/2023

Dealerships beat online when choosing and buying a car

Simonluca Pini - Contributing Editor Sole 24 Ore

Italian drivers prefer to buy used cars at the dealers rather than looking for them on the internet. The possibility of carrying out a test drive is decisive

09/03/2023

Used cars and artificial intelligence: will AI change purchasing decisions?

Simonluca Pini - Contributing Editor Sole 24 Ore

To ease the sale and purchase process for second-hand cars through the artificial intelligence. This is the aim of the joint project between the Prague Polytechnic and the EAG group – of which Carvago is part

09/03/2023

Futurmotive Award, the prize that rewards the best automotive start-ups, in collaboration with We Make Future

Francesca Del Bello

The winners will have the opportunity to present their project on the stage of We Make Future Festival and get their exhibiting space at Futurmotive – Expo & Talks. There’s time until May 20th to candidate your startup

09/03/2023

Charging points are increasing in Italy, though sales of EVs are among the lowest in Europe

Simonluca Pini - Contributing Editor at Sole 24 Ore

Italians still don't like electric cars: who is to blame? Not the numbers of charging stations, which is growing in the country

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