{"id":461388,"date":"2026-07-29T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/07\/29\/dalla-bei-48-milioni-a-drivalia-per-accelerare-la-mobilita-elettrica-in-italia-e-finlandia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:18:11","slug":"the-eib-provides-48-million-to-drivalia-to-accelerate-electric-mobility-in-italy-and-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/07\/29\/the-eib-provides-48-million-to-drivalia-to-accelerate-electric-mobility-in-italy-and-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"The EIB provides 48 million to Drivalia to accelerate electric mobility in Italy and Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 \u20ac48 million is set to be provided to support the development of electric mobility in Italy and Finland. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Drivalia, a company within the Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Auto Bank (CAAB) group, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eib.org\/en\/press\/all\/2026-265-eib-finances-drivalia-with-eur48-million-to-accelerate-electric-mobility-in-italy-and-finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> the investment agreement today (29 July), which will enable around 2,900 new battery-electric vehicles to be put on the road. The announcement was made in Rome by the EIB\u2019s Vice-President, <strong>Gelsomina Vigliotti<\/strong>, and Drivalia\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, <strong>Roberto Sportiello<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new vehicles are intended for businesses and self-employed professionals in Italy and Finland under long-term hire contracts, <strong>a project which, according to EIB estimates, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 3,000 tonnes of CO\u2082 per year<\/strong>. The investment aims to expand the company\u2019s offering; it currently has around 216,000 vehicles across sixteen European countries. Its services include all types of hire (short-, medium-, and long-term), monthly subscriptions, and electric car-sharing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The adoption of electric mobility is an essential component of the energy transition in Europe<\/strong>,&#8221; said Vigliotti, who reiterated that the project \u201caccelerates the uptake of zero-emission vehicles in two markets with very different dynamics, helping to achieve European climate targets and offering new sustainable solutions to businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 \u20ac48 million is set to be provided to support the development of electric mobility in Italy and Finland. 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