Rimac Automobili signs EUR 30 million deal with battery maker Camel Group
The Croatian electric car maker Rimac Automobili and its sister company Greyp Bikes have signed an agreement with the China-based Camel Group Ltd. on a EUR 30 million investment in those Croatian companies. The money from Camel Group, the biggest battery maker in Asia, will be used to expand both the electric car and electric […]
Croatia planning to restore subsidies for electric vehicles
The Croatian government is planning to restore subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles as of the year 2018, the acting Director of that country’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Ljubomir Majdandžić told a conference in Zagreb. Experts at the conference titled Effects of Technology on the Development of Mobility said the subsidies will […]
Clear air and emission abatement solutions wanted for Bulgarian capital
The Bulgarian capital Sofia is looking to attract innovative solutions from the global clean-tech community to help solve air pollution problems. Entrepreneurs are invited to participate in an EIT Climate-KIC supported “Urban Challenges” pitch event, at the high-level SOFAIR European conference on air quality, on October 12-13, 2017. Sofia is looking for solutions in transport and mobility, energy use […]
EC to asses national plans for alternative energy in transport in November
The EU Members States will have to develop market and infrastructure for alternative fuels in transport and to this end they are preparing national policy frameworks. The European Commission (EC) will publish its assessment of those frameworks in November, the EC told Balkan Green Energy News. In line with the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive, the […]
Sofia’s transport company plans to procure electric buses and install charging stations
Sofia Electrical Transport Company plans to acquire electric buses and install charging infrastructure in the Bulgarian capital. To this end, the company which operates tram and trolley transport in Sofia plans to procure 30 fully electric buses with fast charging technology and 12 charging stations. The project is worth EUR 17.64 million, and the SETC intends […]
Call for installing bicycle rental stations in Belgrade published
The City of Belgrade has published a call for installing bicycle rental stations on its territory. According to call conditions, the stations should be either powered via city’s electricity network or by solar energy. The call for the user of the location for installing bicycle rental stations on the territory of the city of Belgrade […]
First charger for electric vehicles on Serbian motorway introduced
The first charger for electric vehicles on a motorway in Serbia has been introduced on the toll station Preševo, on the border with Macedonia, the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure announced. This is the first of five chargers which will be installed soon, the Ministry said, adding that all them are the latest generation […]
E.ON and MOL to build 40 charging stations for electric vehicles in Romania
In three years time Romania will have 40 new charging stations for electric vehicles in place thanks to the NEXT-E project, funded by the EU. The stations will be built by the energy supplier E.ON Romania and Hungarian group MOL. The charging stations will be built at Mol’s gas stations on the three main motorways […]