A Four-In-One Agrivoltaics Solution For Central Europe Farm Crisis
Solar arrays and agriculture are strategically combined in the emerging science of agrivoltaics, focusing on farmer income, sustainable land use, and energy independence.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E Explores Eastern European Charging Infrastructure
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]
BYD Chooses Hungary As The Site Of Its First Electric Car Factory In Europe
BYD is planning a factory to build electric cars in Hungary after protracted negotiations with the government of that country.
Cool BYD Electric Bus News from Europe
Eleven 12-meter BYD electric buses have just been deployed in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. The project, which included installation of charging infrastructure valued at HUF 2.1 billion ($6,150,962) was done in collaboration with Volánbusz, one of Hungary’s largest public transport operators and the HUMDA (Hungarian Motorsport Development Agency) Green Bus Program. These … [continued]
Two-Thirds of European Battery Production at Risk — Analysis
IRA subsidies are chief threat to gigafactory plans unless Europe offers accessible incentives and streamlined permitting.
BMW Investing Big In New Hungarian Battery Plant
Want to know whether a company is serious about building EVs? Don’t take its plans at face value. Don’t take even its final assembly plants for granted, especially if it’s on a flexible architecture. The truth is, if you really want to know whether a company is going to build … [continued]
How Does Russia Keep Signing Nuclear Power Contracts?
Russia’s ability to keep signing nuclear contracts in the midst of massive sanctions over its illegal invasion of Ukraine is a complicated story. I certainly wouldn’t be signing contracts for energy with Russia right now.
Electric Vehicle Journey To Europe’s Easternmost Point — In Hyundai Kona Electric This Time
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]
CATL To Build $7.6 Billion 100 GWh Battery Factory In Hungary
CATL has announced a major new investment in a European battery factory to be located in the city of Debrecen in Hungary.
Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!
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]
