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2021 Fiat 500e first drive – Could this Italian icon tempt you to go electric?

It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram – you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t interested in having an electric future. Or a future at all.

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Fiat, formerly headed by an EV detractor, says 60% of models will be ‘electrified’ in 2021

60% of Fiat’s car models will be “electrified” – either conventional hybrid, plug-in hybrid or full electric – by the end of next year, according to a presentation by the company’s European brand chief Luca Napolitano reported by Reuters. Napolitano claims that this is “better than the market average.”

While many companies have been making similar commitments, often using the weasel word “electrify” which includes conventional hybrids that still rely entirely on petroleum for movement, Fiat’s commitments are notable considering their recent history as EV opponents, formerly headed by Sergio Marchionne, who was a famously anti-EV figure.

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Portland and Daimler team up for 5MW electric semi public charging ‘Island’

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that they are co-developing a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Known as “Electric Island,” it is expected to be the first of its kind in the US.

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Elon Musk: Tesla (TSLA) is open to merging with other automakers after valuation surge to record high

Elon Musk made a new comment about being open to discuss a merger between Tesla and other automakers.

The comment is interesting in the context that Tesla is now the world’s most valuable automaker by a wide margin, and the industry is in the middle of an extremely disruptive transition.

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