Daimler, Enel to Launch Electric Car Network in Italy

Luxury automaker Daimler of Germany together with Italy’s largest electricity producer, Enel, plan to roll out more than 100 electric vehicles and 400 charging stations for testing in Rome, Milan and Pisa by 2010. Executives from the companies agreed last week that Daimler will supply and maintain electric Smart Fortwos and Enel will deploy infrastructure, including a system for drivers to locate available stations and a central control center. Kicking off on the heels of EV network deals in Hawaii, Japan and Germany, this latest “e-mobility Italy” project gives Silicon Valley yet another rival in the race to birth the era of Car 2.0.

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