
Like dominoes, lofty EV goals are falling one after another across the automotive industry. Alfa Romeo is the latest brand to backtrack on its original plan to abandon combustion engines. The Italian brand, part of the Stellantis empire, intended to go fully electric in North America by 2027, but those plans have changed. The new goal is to adopt a "multi-energy" strategy, offering gas, electric, and plug-in hybrid vehicles.