electric cars
Energy
Biden Introduces Stricter Pollution Rules in Move to Push Electric Cars
President Joe Biden is introducing newer, stricter pollution laws in an attempt to phase out gas cars and make electric cars the dominant mode of personal transportation in America. Biden's strategy is to use tailpipe regulations to edge the public over to electric vehicles from their gas-fueled counterparts. Biden sees this move as the key to reducing the pollution that is contributing to global warming.
Environment
Greece Vows 30 Percent of Cars Will be Electric by 2030
The Greek government announced ambitious plans on Friday to subsidize the purchase of new electric cars, vowing that by 2030, thirty percent of all vehicles on Greek roads would be electric.
The announcement by Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis was scheduled to...
Economy
Volkswagen Mulls Major Electro-Mobility Investment on Thassos Island
Costas Fragogiannis, Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is also responsible for the country's economic diplomacy, visited the northern Greek island of Thassos on Wednesday along with a large delegation from the German automaker Volkswagen.
The two groups traveled...
Environment
Greek Environmental and Energy Ministry Buys Electric Cars and Bicycles for Staff
Greece's Environment and Energy Ministry received the first electric cars and bicycles that will be used exclusively by the ministry's staff on Friday.
Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis stated "We have an ambitious green agenda and we must prove...
Environment
House Speaker Test-Drives New Electric Cars as MPs Get Ready for Eco-Friendly Vehicles (video)
Greece's Speaker of the House Constantinos Tasoulas tool some of the latest electric cars available in the country out for a spin on Thursday, ahead of Parliament's decision to replace some of its fleet with eco-friendly vehicles.
The underground parking...
Environment
Greece to Offer Incentives for Zero Emission Vehicles
The Greek government will provide incentives for people, and companies, to replace their old cars with zero-emission ones starting next year, Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos said.
"Motorists will be motivated to buy clean and electric cars. We want to...
Environment
Greece One of Least Prepared Countries in EU for Electric Cars
Netherlands-based automobile leasing and fleet management company, LeasePlan, says that Greece is one of the least prepared countries in Europe to welcome the use of electric cars.
This is greatly due to the fact that Greece has not improved its...
Greece
Trikala Welcomes Light Electric Vehicles Exposition on Sept. 18
An exposition of light-duty electric vehicles will take place in Trikala, Central Greece, on September 18th as part of the ELVITEN project and the European Mobility Week 2018.
After becoming the first European city to have a driverless bus pilot...
events
Cutting-Edge Cars to Rally in Thessaloniki, Greece
Cutting-edge electric and hybrid cars will converge in the northern city of Thessaloniki this weekend.
The 11th Hi-Tech EKO Mobility Rally, an electric and hybrid car rally organized by the Institute of Electric Cars, will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
The...
Energy
Greek University Unveils Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station
The University of Piraeus presented Greece’s first solar electric vehicle charging station. A new era is dawning for Greece in the fields of energy and transportation after the inauguration of the first autonomous solar power charging station in the country.
The facility...