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Italy approves electric vehicle incentives, setting aside 650 million euros to buy electric cars
According to the latest report, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has signed a decree setting aside 650 million euros a year from 2022 to 2024 to incentivize consumers to buy electric and low-emission vehicles, the Italian industry ministry said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
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Moreover, the spending is part of an 8.7 billion euro long-term plan announced earlier this year by Italy to support the country’s auto manufacturing industry, which will spend 700 million euros in 2022 and 700 million in each of the years 2023-2030.
New car registrations in Italy fell by about 23% and 30% in February and March, respectively, compared with the same period a year earlier, the data showed.