EC has approved a €48 million French measure to support Envision AESC France in setting-up a new factory for the production of Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in Douai.
Battery-electric cars remained the third-most-popular choice for buyers in 2024, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
Registrations of battery-electric cars declined by 9.5% to 130,757 units in November 2024.
New car sales in the European Union dropped by 18.3% last month, with major markets like Germany, France, and Italy experiencing double-digit declines in EV sales.
Electric cars (BEV) will reach 20-24% market share in 2025, according to Transport & Environment (T&E) modeling based on sales in the first half of this year and sales forecasts.
Automobile Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) announced that electric cars reported a 12.9% increase and a market share of 43.3%.
EY predicts that by 2030, there will be over 75 million electric vehicles operating across different charging networks in Europe.
Mircea Fechet, Romania's Minister for the Environment, Water and Forests, hopes that Romania will be one of the countries where recycling becomes a way of life.
Brasov City Hall secured new €945,751 non-repayable funding for installing 80 electric vehicle charging stations.
Within this segment, fully electric cars will have a 12.7% market share, equivalent to a 24.7% jump in registrations compared to the previous year.
Eldrive Holding plans to invest approximately €146 million in the installation of 4,376 new charging stations for electric cars in Romania, 2,575 in Lithuania, and 1,530 in Bulgaria.
At Cluj Arena, 10 recharging stations are to be installed, 20 recharging points and several 20 parking spaces will be created.
E.ON has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art test and innovation centre for charging technologies and sustainable energy solutions.
IFC is providing a €35 million loan to Karsan.
OMV Petrom will acquire a 50% stake in Electrocentrale Borzesti from RNV Infrastructure.
In Q1-Q3 this year, more than 10.7 million plug-in electric cars have been registered around the world, which is about 16% of the total volume.
Eldrive Romania and Unirea Shopping Center have announced that they are installing 16 stations - up to 150 kW - for charging electric cars in the center of Bucharest.
Investors' enthusiasm for EV companies is fading, says eToro's analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu.
The electric car battery recycling sector in the European Union (EU) will require €9 billion investment to expand capacity by 2035 to keep pace with increased production, according to the “EU recycling market” report by strategy&, PwC's global strategy practice.
EVconnect, the network of charging stations for electric vehicles and a partner of EVBox, has installed another 20 fast charging stations in gas stations in the west of Romania.
Romania has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Greenvolt Next entered the local market in the last quarter of 2023, supporting Romanian companies with innovative solutions for generating and consuming electricity through customized photovoltaic systems (rooftop, ground-mounted, carports), energy efficiency interventions, solar storage, and electric mobility.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group are collaborating with national promotional banks (NPBs) and international financial institutions (IFIs) to create new financing opportunities for affordable and sustainable housing across Europe.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank's “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in 2025.
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has contracted LG Energy Solution Wrocław to build a 262 MW, 981 MWh electricity storage facility in Żarnowiec, valued at €372 million. Completion is expected by Q2 2027.
