Hrvatski Telekom, GEN-I agree long-term cooperation on e-mobility
Croatian telecommunications provider Hrvatski Telekom, which operates the largest network of electric vehicle charging stations in the country, and Slovenian electricity supplier and trader GEN-I have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation in the field of e-mobility, enabling GEN-I customers in Slovenia and Croatia who drive e-vehicles to use all e-chargers operated by Hrvatski Telekom. […]
Croatian e-bike startup Greyp partners with blockchain groups slock.it, Energy Web Foundation
Greyp, a Croatian electric bike manufacturer and mobility tech startup, has joined forces with two blockchain groups, slock.it and the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), to develop an automatic payment system for IoT vehicles, portal tech.eu has reported. Greyp is a sister company of Rimac Automobili. Such payments will begin as machine-to-machine transactions, such as tolls, […]
Romania’s Arsat Group to build electric scooter factory
Romanian industrial group Arsat plans to build an electric scooter factory, in a project funded under a series of financing agreements with state-owned lender Eximbank, local media have reported. The plant will be developed as part of Arsat’s cooperation with the US-based start-up Scooterson. Arsat, one of the largest manufacturers of aerospace components in Southeastern […]
Greece to roll out modest electric car incentives – report
Hints from the government and recent rumours in the media shouldn’t get buyers’ hopes up very much with regard to purchases of vehicles, Ekathimerini learned from unnamed sources. Greek authorities are expected to roll out tax incentives next week and next month only for units with low emissions, the article adds. It means they would […]
Zenica to introduce public bicycle system, adopt Green City Action Plan
The City of Zenica has announced the introduction of a public bicycle system, in an investment of BAM 60,000 (around EUR 30,000), and presented a draft Green City Action Plan. The funding for the public bicycle system has been secured through a public call for financial assistance to support the implementation of programs, projects and […]
Bucharest to introduce oxygen vignette, ban high-polluting cars from parts of city
Bucharest authorities are introducing a special tax called the Oxygen vignette for cars not meeting the Euro 5 standard, portal Romania-insider has reported. Depending on the Euro standard of the engine, some vehicles will be banned from entering parts of the city, while others will have to pay to enter. Bucharest is the sixth most […]
Turkish automotive event IAEC puts focus on electric cars
The two-day International Automotive Engineering Conference starts on November 7 in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş. The annual gathering will this time be held under the slogan Electric Vehicle Technologies and its Future. IAEC’s organisers from Turkey’s car industry groups said companies in the sector are increasingly leaning on research and development. Together with the push into electrification, […]
Mayors of Western Balkan capitals – ambassadors of sustainable urban mobility in the region
The mayors of capital cities in the Western Balkans supported and took part in the European Mobility Week, from September 16 to 22. This year, 104 cities, municipalities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, and schools from the Western Balkan region are registered to have taken part in the implementation of temporary or permanent urban mobility measures. […]