SEE parliamentarians visit Ljubljana – European Green Capital and regional leader in sustainable urban mobility
Slovenia has been for more than a decade a regional champion in the promotion of sustainable urban mobility in the region of South-East Europe. In particular its capital Ljubljana. No surprise, then, that the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency chose it for a study trip on urban mobility. Using a […]
Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors to invest EUR 80 million in Rimac Automobili
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have jointly invested EUR 80 million in Croatian technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili. Hyundai and Rimac Automobili will also join forces in the development of high-performance electric vehicles (EVs). According to Rimac Automobili’s news release, Hyundai Motor will invest EUR 64 million, while Kia Motors […]
Green Caucus established in Assembly of Kosovo*
The informal Green Caucus has been recently established in the Assembly of Kosovo*. The constitution of the Green Caucus is result of the previous devoted work of its parliamentarians on both regional and national level on the topics of energy efficiency and climate protection supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund to issue public call for co-financing EV charging stations
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) will launch the public call on Wednesday, May 8 for co-financing the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, a program with a budget of HRK 5.8 million (about EUR 782,000). Companies, entrepreneurs, municipalities, and non-for-profit organizations will be able to receive up to 40% of eligible […]
Croatia to get its first fast EV chargers along key transport corridors
Croatia will get 5 fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) along the country’s key transport corridors, the A1 and A6 motorways, by the end of May as part of the NEXT-E project, co-financed by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). These are the first ever fast EV chargers along Croatia’s motorways connecting the Zagreb – […]
Porsche Romania to install 77 EV chargers by 2021
Porsche Romania and its partners plan to invest in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, including the construction of 77 electric vehicle chargers over the period 2019-2021, local media reported. According to 0-100.ro, the investment in 77 EV chargers could reach EUR 3-5 million. EV chargers will have a power output from 75 kW to 150 […]
Albanian, Montenegrin MPs gather in Tirana to discuss sustainable urban mobility planning
The Albanian capital Tirana, a city of half a million, on April 23 hosted a workshop on sustainable urban mobility, which has a pivotal role in fighting climate change. The workshop brought together MPs and parliamentary staff from Albania and Montenegro, building on the previous regional exchange events supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund […]
Ford to invest USD 500 million in electric vehicle startup Rivian
Ford Motor Company will invest USD 500 million in electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, the company said on its website. In addition to the investment, the companies have agreed to work together to develop an all-new, next-generation battery EV for Ford’s growing EV portfolio using Rivian’s skateboard platform. According to Ford, Rivian already has developed […]