Croatia’s postal operator greens fleet with new electric vehicles
Croatian postal operator Hrvatska pošta has greened its fleet by procuring 20 new four-wheel electric vehicles to reduce air pollution and noise levels, according to a press release from the company. In a bid to help improve energy efficiency in transportation, Hrvatska pošta applied for the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund’s (FZOEU) co-financing, and […]
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 […]
UNDP issues public call for co-financing EV chargers in Montenegro
State and local government institutions and public services in Montenegro have a deadline until May 7 to apply for co-financing the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. A total of EUR 60,000 is available as part of the project Development of Low Carbon Tourism in Montenegro, implemented by the United Nations Development Program […]
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia vying for Volkswagen’s electric car plant
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and North Macedonia are all reportedly vying for German carmaker Volkswagen’s planned new electric car plant, and now Serbia has allegedly gone a step further, offering a location between its two main cities. Inđija in the northern province of Vojvodina is situated along the highway running from Belgrade to Novi Sad […]
China’s Yinlong to buy 51% of bus maker Ikarbus, produce electric vehicles – GM
China’s Yinlong is expected to buy a 51% stake in Serbian bus manufacturer Ikarbus in mid-June and expand its product portfolio to electric vehicles, Ikarbus General Manager Aleksandar Vićentić has said. Ikarbus’ privatization has already begun under the bus maker’s prepackaged bankruptcy, Vićentić told Tanjug, eKapija reported. After Yinlong buys 51% of Ikarbus, 26% will […]
EIB supports Rimac Automobili with EUR 30 million loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Croatia’s Rimac Automobili have signed a EUR 30 million loan for investment in research and development of electric vehicles (EVs) and related components, the EIB said in a press release. According to the EIB, the financing will allow the innovative car company to further develop its electric driving technologies. […]
EVN Macedonia developing nationwide EV charging network
Power distribution company EVN Macedonia, a subsidiary of Austrian-based EVN Group, is developing a nationwide network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in cooperation with municipalities in Macedonia, according to a news release from the company. Due to the limitations of the current EV technology, battery-powered EV driving is impossible without an EV charging station […]
