· 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]
Poland’s energy story is both a cautionary tale and an inspiring narrative about how a nation heavily dependent on coal has managed to diversify its energy mix significantly within just a few decades. Back in 1990, Poland was essentially synonymous with coal energy, relying on it for nearly three-quarters of … [continued]
I just wrote an article about how much China dominates the world solar PV market. Though, looking through the Snapshot of Global PV Markets report from the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (IEA PVPS), a few other charts stood out to me at least as much as the … [continued]
XPENG continues its broad, rapid expansion around the globe, perhaps not as fast as BYD, but not too far behind. The latest market XPENG has entered is a close one to me. It’s Poland, which is where my wife is from, where I lived for 11 years, and where my … [continued]
On March 3, 2025, all 25 hydrogen-powered Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses operated by MPK Poznań were abruptly withdrawn from service. This decision followed onboard diagnostic systems detecting unexpected malfunctions across the entire fleet. The affected buses had been refueled at a public hydrogen station in Poznań, supplied by … [continued]
XPENG* is continuing its pretty significant global expansion. In the past few days, it has taken steps to enter Poland and Thailand, after bringing its cars to several other new markets in the past year. The Chinese smart EV startup is setting up infrastructure and partnerships around the world with … [continued]
External experts commissioned by T&E find no EU-wide or national requirements on technology transfer and breaches of air pollution rules from battery factories in Poland and Hungary. T&E calls on clear foreign investment rules and a comprehensive European strategy for battery supply chains. Despite receiving €900 million in state aid … [continued]
2024 is another Fastned year of fast growth Fastned published its Q4 2024 results recently. The main message, and the main topic with the financial analysts, was the growth strategy based on the results over recent years. The commercial numbers over the quarter were as expected, no news there. In … [continued]
Despite the threat of war with Russia looming overhead, a new green hydrogen corridor will link the three Baltic states with Europe.
T&E’s new director in Poland explains why a new subsidy scheme for EVs is so important for the country While there are growing calls — especially from Germany — for the European Commission to kick start an EU-wide scheme to support the sale of electric cars, the Polish government has … [continued]
