electric cars
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...
Romania backs SMEs with EUR 200 million for renewables, EV chargers
09 September 2020 - Small and medium-sized enterprises and firms in the HoReCa sector will soon be able to...
Greece introduces subsidies for electric vehicles of EUR 100 million
17 June 2020 - The Greek government has secured EUR 100 million for subsidies for the purchase of electric...
Electric vehicle prices declining as average range goes up
10 June 2020 - The prices of electric vehicles have been declining, while their average range has grown, making...
PPC begins voluntary layoffs at coal mines with program for 890 workers
09 June 2020 - The state-owned company PPC managing lignite open pits and thermal power plants in Greece launched...
Serbia to subsidize electric vehicles, hybrids, citing air pollution
13 March 2020 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection said the Government of Serbia issued a decree on subsidizing...
TMD Group to produce components for Mitsubishi Motors electric cars
27 February 2020 - TMD Group will produce components in Bosnia and Herzegovina for electric cars manufactured by Japanese...