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Greece
The Electric Car Produced in Greece Decades Before Elon Musk’s Tesla
An electric car that was built on Greece's island of Syros in the 1970s was one of the world's first mass-produced electric cars.
Decades before Elon Musk’s Tesla, the Enfield 8000, built at Neorio, Syros, was the brainchild of the...
Science
Paris Olympics to Include Electric Flying Taxis
As Paris prepares for the Summer Olympics in a year's time, aviation start-up Volocopter aims to make history with its VoloCity program. This commercial aircraft is revolutionising city travel through electrically-powered vertical take-off and landing (EVTOL) technology.
The electric aircraft...
Business
Turkey Presents Its First Domestic Built Electric Car
Turkey will present its first domestic electric car on Saturday as part of the 99th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The presentation will take place during the opening of a massive manufacturing plant in the Gemlik industrial center southeast...
Environment
BYD Overtakes Tesla as Top Seller of Electric Cars
Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) has overtaken Elon Musk's Tesla as the leading seller of electric cars.
BYD, which is backed by American billionaire investor Warren Buffett, sold a total of 641,350 electric vehicles and hybrids in the first...
Business
Automobile Giant to Build Electric Cars in Greece
The automaker Next.e.GO signed a contract with Greek investment company Enterprise Greece on Wednesday expressing its intent to invest 100 million euros into an electric car factory in the country.
Next.e.GO will create a full range of environmentally friendly battery-operated...
Greece
Greek Designer Creates Driverless Futuristic Car
A Greek scientist has designed a new electric autonomous car that he says will be ideal for tourists who want to explore beautiful places without the hassle of driving.
Stavros Mavrakis, who studied Architecture at the National Technical University of...
Greece
Greek Students' Electric Car Hits the Road (video)
The "Pyrforos II" electric car designed and made by students of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is ready to hit the roads.
This is the second research project of the "Prometheus Team NTUA", a group of inventive young...
Greece
The First Greek Electric Vehicle Ecocar Hits the Road
The first commercial Greek electric vehicle - a two-seater car with an autonomous range of 100-120 kilometres capable of speeds of up to 80 km an hour - has entered into production and is now available for sale in...