Cool BYD Electric Bus News from Europe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:15:16 +0000

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 BYD electric buses will provide […]

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Two-Thirds of European Battery Production at Risk — Analysis

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:00:05 +0000

IRA subsidies are chief threat to gigafactory plans unless Europe offers accessible incentives and streamlined permitting.

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BMW Investing Big In New Hungarian Battery Plant

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:00:37 +0000

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 EVs, you have to see […]

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How Does Russia Keep Signing Nuclear Power Contracts?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:16:53 +0000

Map of RussiaRussia’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.

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Electric Vehicle Journey To Europe’s Easternmost Point — In Hyundai Kona Electric This Time

Credit to Author: Jacek Fior| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:00:23 +0000

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 — in a Volkswagen ID.4. Regular […]

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Hungary Adding New VVER-1200 Nuclear Reactors in First for EU

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:18:43 +0000

Hungary’s nuclear energy agency has issued a license for construction of two reactors for Paks II, a power generation project first launched in early 2014 as part of an inter-governmental agreement between Hungary and Russia. Officials said Paks II would be the first nuclear plant in the European Union to use Rosatom’s Generation III+ VVER-1200 […]

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:50:51 +0000

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 all charging points for electric […]

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EV Market Share Growth in 16 Lagging European Countries

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:59:55 +0000

I recently explored the market share growth of electric vehicles in 15 European countries where electric vehicles have become most popular. From 15.9% market share for plugin vehicles in Ireland to 86.1% market share for plugin vehicles in Norway, those countries are racing into the mass market stage of new tech adoption (plugin vehicle adoption). […]

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Hungarian Company Introduces Improved Solar Modules For Solar Pavement

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:35:10 +0000

At a recent industry event in Germany, Hungarian company Platio Solar revealed a very useful new solar module that can be used for flooring or outdoor spaces. Given some bad experiences solar ground installations have faced, especially solar roadways, it makes sense that people would be skeptical, but this new design is not only improved, […]

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