Turkey suggests no licensing for electric vehicles charging stations
As an incentive to promote fully electric cars in the country, Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) recommends no licensing to be used for electric vehicle (EV) charging station. There are also hints that first Turkey’s fully electric homemade car could hit market in a foreseen future. EMRA’s president Mustafa Yilmaz announced that according to […]
Airport in Timisoara – first in Romania with EV charging station
Traian Vuia Airport in Timisoara has become the first airport in Romania with EV charging station. The electric vehicles’ owners will use this station free of charge until summer 2018. Based on growing interest in electric cars in Romania, Enel Energie company and the Timisoara Airport inaugurated the first national EV charging station. The mutual […]
NEXT-E project to provide 252 chargers for electric vehicles until 2020
By the end of 2020 Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Romania will get 222 fast (50 kW) and 30 ultra-fast (150-350 kW) chargers for electric vehicles as part of the NEXT-E project. Chargers will be installed along main highways, with a maximum distance of 150 km which will for the first time enable […]
CO2 emissions from new cars to be 30% lower, proposes European Commission
The European Commission (EC) proposed yesterday new targets for the EU fleet-wide average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and vans to help accelerate the transition to low and zero emission vehicles. The average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans will have to be 30% lower in 2030, compared to 2021. The new targets […]
European Commissioner Bulc opens new electric car charging station in Skoplje
The European Union’s Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc opened a new charger for electric vehicles during the Summit of 100 Business Leaders in Skoplje, local media reported. The charger was set up outside the Park Hotel in the center of the Macedonian capital as part of the EDISON eCity project. Bulc drove an electric car from […]
Romania to re-introduce environmental tax for old vehicles
With a growing interest in buying old cars after Romanian authorities abolished environmental tax earlier this year, the Environment Ministry has announced this week a new pollution tax for cars with low emissions standard and high carbon dioxide emissions to be re-introduced. The ministry set up a working group to find a method by which […]
Strategy of Government of Slovenia aims ban of new gasoline-, diesel-only cars
A document passed by the Government of Slovenia reveals the country is determined to stimulate alternative fuels and bring the share of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles to 17% or 200,000 units through 2030. In light transport, the quota is set at 12% or 11,000 vans and other types in the category. The draft strategy […]
Towns and cities invited to apply for European Mobility Week Award 2017
Towns and cities which have participated in raising awareness of sustainable mobility in Europe this week, are invited to apply for the European Mobility Week Award. The award aims to promote best practice and success in organizing the campaign, and to raise awareness of the need for local and individual action in the field of […]