Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia vying for Volkswagen’s electric car plant
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and North Macedonia are all reportedly vying for German carmaker Volkswagen’s planned new electric car plant, and now Serbia has allegedly gone a step further, offering a location between its two main cities. Inđija in the northern province of Vojvodina is situated along the highway running from Belgrade to Novi Sad […]
BiH to ban imports of used cars with Euro 4, new cars with Euro 5 engines from June 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina is banning imports of used cars fitted with a Euro 4 engine and new cars with a Euro 5 engine starting from June 1. Once the decision on minimum requirements for imported vehicles takes effect, it will be possible to import used cars only if they meet the Euro 5 emission standard […]
Sustainable urban mobility discussed in the Serbian Parliament
What some countries took decades to achieve in terms of sustainable urban mobility planning, Slovenia managed in only 10 years. Its capital Ljubljana is one of good practice examples presented to Serbian Members of Parliament and other stakeholders at an informative session organized by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency […]
ZF to open plant in Pančevo by end-April, second investment phase to start soon
German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG plans to open a plant in Pančevo by the end of the month to produce powertrain components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), while it plans to start expanding the plant’s capacity by mid-2019. New production facilities will be built, but also a research and development center for […]
ETF students reach final of IFEC 2019 focused on electric bike drive solutions
The H-Bridges team of students from the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) have reached the final of the International Future Energy Challenge 2019, the world’s largest student competition in the area of innovative and technical efficiency solutions. The semifinal was held from March 17 to 21 in L.A. and the 10 finalists, […]
Preparatory works launched for facility to produce electric cars in Croatia
The Kula Norinska Municipality has launched infrastructural works in the Nova Sela business zone ahead of the implementation of Chinese Green Tech Group’s project for the construction of a factory to build electric cars, scooters, and batteries, Slobodna Dalmacija wrote. The total cost of the project in the Dubrovačko-Neretvanska county is estimated at EUR 100 […]
Toyota to provide 24,000 royalty-free licenses for vehicle electrification
With consideration for the amount of time, money and resources needed to develop sustainable mobility to help combat rising emissions and continuing to utilize currently available technology, Toyota Motor Corporation has announced two measures related to its patents and technical knowledge to further promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles. First, Toyota announced that it […]
GIZ ORF-EE signs MoU on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan with City of Sarajevo and Canton Sarajevo
The City of Sarajevo, the Ministry of Transport of Canton Sarajevo and the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), formalizing their collaboration and implementation of the ORF-EE project on sustainable urban mobility. The […]
