electric cars
Elon Musk: Tesla fast EV chargers to be made accessible to other brands later in 2021
22 July 2021 - Elon Musk has confirmed that electric car maker Tesla intends to make its fast chargers available to vehicles from other brands this year.
Greece plans green wave of investments on 20 small islands
29 June 2021 - In a few years, tourists visiting Greece may be able to choose islands that produce their own clean energy and have all-electric transportation
Greece to build solar power plants for free electricity for poor households
15 June 2021 - Greece earmarked EUR 100 million in subsidies for the construction of photovoltaic facilities to supply electricity to the people in need
Rimac Automobili wants to introduce electric robot taxis in Zagreb
25 May 2021 - The Croatian tech and electric car company has started arrangements for the construction of mobility center, a part of a EUR 450 million project.
IEA: Green energy is key for cutting global net emissions to zero by 2050
19 May 2021 - Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century requires a complete transformation of the energy system, IEA warns
Portugal to call off lithium project amid EU’s scramble for battery materials
05 May 2021 - A major lithium project in Portugal may soon be scrapped, but another firm is making progress in the same region. The EU needs a steady and environmentally acceptable supply.
First facility for recycling electric car batteries in EU to be built in Poland
09 April 2021 - Polish recycling company Elemental Holding will construct a EUR 182 million facility for treating batteries and other waste containing metals.
Belgrade earmarks EUR 5.2 billion for green development by 2030
02 March 2021 - The draft Green City Action Plan and Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan of Belgrade include investments of EUR 5.2 billion until 2030
US poised for radical change on climate policy under President Biden
28 January 2021 - US President Joe Biden has ordered the new administration to review oil and gas projects on federal land, scrap fossil fuel subsidies, and replace the government’s vehicle fleet with electric cars.
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
23 December 2020 - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution
German court warns Tesla to protect biodiversity while building EV factory
21 December 2020 - A German court has ordered electric car maker Tesla to stop cutting trees on peripheral...
EU launches futuristic 2050 vision for vehicles, mobility
14 December 2020 - A strategy unveiled in Brussels showed a vision of the EU with electric trucks and boats, autonomous vehicles, hyperloop, hydrogen aircraft, drones and AI
UK pushes forward gasoline, diesel car ban to 2030 in its green plan
18 November 2020 - The UK rolled out a green for pandemic recovery and moved the new fossil fuel–powered car sales ban target date from 2040 to 2030.
Volkswagen to turn Astypalaia in Greece into smart, sustainable island
04 November 2020 - Volkswagen will help abolish fossil fuels on the island of Astypalaia in Greece by replacing all vehicles with electric models
Global warming is on pace for catastrophic 3.3º C without drastic measures
30 October 2020 - Up to USD 130 trillion in new investments is necessary to avert the current global warming scenario.
Von der Leyen targets 55% greenhouse gas emissions cut in EU by 2030
16 September 2020 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen officially lifted the European Union’s 2030 emissions reduction...