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Contents
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
EUROPE'S RISING CLIMATE AMBITION 7
ELECTRIFYING THE ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR: POLITICAL AND MARKET DRIVERS 9
THE CASE OF ITALY: OBJECTIVES, TRENDS, AND CHALLENGES 16
KEY TAKEAWAYS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 25
ENDNOTES 27
Table 1. Features of Italy's Lump-sum Subsidy Earmarked for 2024 20
Figure 1. Transport Sector GHG Emission Trends and Projections, Including International Transport (1990-2050) 9
Figure 2. Share of Renewable Energy in Electricity Generation in the EU (2004-2022) 11
Figure 3. Power Generation by Source in the EU and Selected Member States (2022) 11
Figure 4. EU-27 EV Sales (left) and EV Sales Share, Cars (right axis) (2010-2022) 12
Figure 5. EU-27 Total Number of Recharging Points, per the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation 14
Figure 6. Italian Car Fleet by Energy Type (2021) 16
Figure 7. Renewable Energy Share (RES) in Gross Final Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector and Projections through 2030 18
Figure 8. Italy's BEV Sales and EV Sales Share (2010-2022) 19
Figure 9. Italy's BEV Stock and EV Stock Share (2010-2022) 19
Figure 10. Development of Publicly Available Fast Chargers in Selected European Countries 23
Figure 11. Development of Publicly Available Slow Chargers in Selected European Countries 23