Top 3 in September: New fossil fuel subsidies planned in EU, Tesla, decarbonization
The world is taking strides to a point of no return on climate breakdown, yet no less than 5 EU member states are planning to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies by 2030. This story was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for September. The Top 3 Most Read list for September is […]
Tesla “hoping” to open in Croatia, Serbia in early 2020 – Elon Musk
U.S. automotive and energy company Tesla, Inc. is “hoping to open in Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia & most of Eastern Europe early next year,” its co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has tweeted. “Finally, we will do Nikola Tesla proud by having his cars in his countries of origin!” – according to Musk’s tweet. Hoping to open […]
Greece discussing microgrids, energy storage systems with Tesla
U.S. automotive and energy company Tesla, Inc.’s executives have met with Greek Minister of the Environment and Energy Giorgos Stathakis to discuss possible cooperation on modernizing Greek islands’ power grids as part of a strategy to reduce the use of fossil fuels in favor of renewables. The cooperation would involve microgrids connected to energy storage […]
Electric vehicles in Serbia – Slovenia as a role-model, Croatia bad example
Serbia records neither incentives nor necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles. Private sector’s initiatives could be a game-changer. Number of charging stations on the rise in Southeastern Europe The Faculty of mechanical engineering in Belgrade has presented this week a supercharger for electric cars as part of European project Green Balkanika. The project should provide necessary infrastructure for […]
Samsung battery will charge EVs in twenty minutes
Samsung introduced the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles, with driving range of 500 kilometers after only 20 minutes of charging. 20 minutes of charging is enough for the battery to reach 80 percent of capacity, and when it is fully charged the electric vehicle will be able to drive 600 kilometers distance. This […]