OMV Petrom, Eldrive to install 30 charging points for electric cars in Romania, Bulgaria
Oil and gas company OMV Petrom and charging points operator Eldrive will install 30 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in OMV-branded filling stations in Romania and Bulgaria. The first two units in the project have already been installed and commissioned in Bulgaria, in Daskalovo (Struma Highway) and Golyamokonarsko road (near Plovdiv). The project will […]
The applicable regulatory framework for the commercial operation of charging points in Austria
Authors: Johannes Trenkwalder, partner, David Kohl, associate, and Marco Selenic, associate with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Introduction In a recent decision the Austrian Higher Administrative Court ruled that the commercial operation of charging points for electric vehicles does not fall under the Austrian Energy Act. This judgement puts an end to the long-lasting debate and ambiguity […]
TENDERING: Putevi Srbije invites bids to supply 3 EV charging stations, solar panels
Public road management company Putevi Srbije has invited bids to supply 3 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations including smart shelters equipped with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The estimated value of the public procurement is up to RSD 50 million (EUR 426,000), which is the same amount planned for the tendering launched in March last year. […]
Serbia to subsidize electric vehicles, hybrids, citing air pollution
The Ministry of Environmental Protection said the Government of Serbia issued a decree on subsidizing the purchases of new all-electric vehicles – including motorcycles and three-wheelers – and hybrids, following a decision in January to fight air pollution. The move is a part of measures to directly support environmentally friendly transportation as well, the statement […]
Romania to invest EUR 53 million in charging stations for hybrid, electric vehicles
Romania is launching a EUR 53 million state aid scheme to stimulate investments in charging stations for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) which will span from 2020 to 2025. The measure is approved by the European Commission under EU state aid rules. Romania currently has more than 150 charging stations for EVs. In 2018, authorities […]
Belgrade sees EUR 6.5 billion in investments lowering pollution
Deputy mayor Goran Vesić has laid out a five-year plan to combat pollution in Serbia’s capital. Together with investments by the country’s government and other partners, spending in Belgrade comes in at EUR 6.5 billion. The sum for combating pollution includes EUR 3.86 billion projected for the first two lines of the city train, which […]
TOGG presents Turkey’s first domestically made electric vehicle
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is about to take the prototype of a compact sports utility vehicle for a spin for the media in Gebze near Istanbul. Turkey’s Automobile Joint Venture Group Inc., founded under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, is developing the first domestically produced car within a planned series of […]
Hrvatski Telekom, GEN-I agree long-term cooperation on e-mobility
Croatian telecommunications provider Hrvatski Telekom, which operates the largest network of electric vehicle charging stations in the country, and Slovenian electricity supplier and trader GEN-I have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation in the field of e-mobility, enabling GEN-I customers in Slovenia and Croatia who drive e-vehicles to use all e-chargers operated by Hrvatski Telekom. […]
