Romania’s award of a contract for 12 hydrogen trains to Siemens Mobility looks, at first glance, like a late but determined embrace of cleaner regional rail. Read more closely, it looks like something else. It looks like a governance failure made visible. The contract was awarded only after repeated failed … [continued]
· NIO plans to expand into Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, and Romania as the next step in its European growth journey. · NIO introduces a multi-brand offering with NIO and firefly to reach new user groups. · Partnerships with local distributor groups set the foundation for expansion. Munich, Germany— NIO, … [continued]
What’s the point, one may ask, of reporting on EV road trips today when they have become so common? Even the top Polish energy and EV journalist, Bartłomiej Derski, recently tweeted that same remark after doing a Poland–Croatia trip twice in two different EVs (750 miles each way) without any … [continued]
Advocates for Ukraine’s green energy transition had their case underscored by the latest barrage of Russian missiles.
The authorities of the city of Galați have decided to make further investments in green public transportation. This time Solaris will deliver 40 battery buses to Romania. 20 Urbino 9 LE electric and 20 Urbino 12 electric will be delivered to the customer at the beginning of next year. The authorities of the city of Galați, Romania, have selected the supplier of 40 modern electric … [continued]
As Europe scrambles away from Russian natural gas, Romania’s abandoned mines could lend a hand with gravity energy storage systems.
Our crew of EV journeymen from Poland have gone to the far north, to the farthest point west in Europe, and to the farthest point south in Europe on EV journeys — in a Nissan LEAF, a Porsche Taycan, and a Volkswagen ID.4. This year, they are going to Europe’s … [continued]
It’s been over a year since the last EV trip to the outskirts of Europe by the journalist team of WysokieNapięcie.pl (unchangingly, the #1 analytical site for energy and technology news in Poland). That was when they were travelling to the southernmost point of continental Europe — Punta Marroqui — … [continued]
I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of … [continued]
Public says it wants the cleanest cars possible as EU Commission weighs up proposals for new rules on vehicle emissions
