Mercedes-Benz signs Germany’s 1st corporate renewable PPA
Carmaker Mercedes-Benz has signed Germany’s first corporate renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), as part of plans to supply all its German plants with CO2-neutral energy by 2022. According to a press release from the carmaker, Mercedes-Benz will buy wind power for its German operations through a corporate renewable PPA signed with Norway’s state-owned Statkraft, Europe’s […]
Porsche buys 10% of Croatian electric car maker Rimac Automobili
Automotive giant Porsche AG has acquired a 10% holding in Croatian technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili. Rimac Automobili develops and produces electric vehicle components and manufactures electric super sports cars, and Porsche is seeking a development partnership with the young company, according to a news release from the German carmaker. Rimac’s main […]
Number of electric vehicles in Croatia to rise by 64% this year
As a result of the incentives granted by the Croatian Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, the country will get 133 electric and 1 plug-in cars, 224 electric bikes and 56 electric motorcycles in the next six months. The public invitation for individuals, closed just one day after it was opened due to strong interest, […]
Network of fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Romania and Croatia
The Romanian renewable energy company Renovatio and Croatia’s telecommunications services provider Hrvatski Telekom said that they will install the first 23 fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Romania by the end of 2018 marking the start of a project to set up a network of 69 fast charging stations and 4 ultra-fast charging stations in the […]
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 […]
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 […]