Alina Oprea
| 2 August, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Timisoara receives 44 new electric buses
44 new electric buses have arrived in Timisoara, announces the mayor of the city, Dominic Fritz.
44 new electric buses have arrived in Timisoara, announces the mayor of the city, Dominic Fritz.
Alstom has signed a contract to supply 40 Coradia Stream high-capacity multiple electric trains to Nahverkehrsverbund Schleswig-Holstein (NAH.SH), the integrated transport association that organizes rail passenger transport in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Cluj-based company Promelek XXI aims to sell, by the end of the current year, 400 charging stations for 100% electric or plug-in hybrid cars.
Dambovita County is buying 31 new electric minibusses for the transportation of students.
OMV Petrom contributes to the development of the regional network of ultra-fast recharging for electric cars as part of a project that aims to install more than 400 points along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
The local authorities in Brasov continue the program of greening the fleet of buses and trolleybuses and transforming public transport into the main mobility solution in the municipality and in the metropolitan area.
The town halls of Ploiești, Oradea, and Iași launched tenders for the purchase of 87 electric buses.
MEPs approved new rules on more alternative fuel stations for cars and trucks, simple and easy recharging, and on cleaner maritime fuels.
The European Commission is today proposing measures to make freight transport more efficient and more sustainable, by improving rail infrastructure management, offering stronger incentives for low-emission lorries, and better information on freight transport greenhouse gas emissions.
DualStore.ro, an online phone and gadget store and manufacturer of iSEN electric scooters and bicycles, launches iSEN Mobility, the first Romanian application for electric scooters.
The Hunedoara County Council is purchasing electric minibusses for the county's students, an investment that amounts to about €6 million.
The City Hall of the Capital wants to buy 250 new non-polluting trams. The investment amounts to over €836 million.
The IVECO Group has already expressed its intention to deliver the first hydrogen-powered trucks by the end of 2023. Now, together with Air Liquide, a global energy leader, it has inaugurated Europe's first high-pressure hydrogen filling station in Fos-sur-Mer, Marseille.
Cluj County Council buys electric minibusses for students from 34 Cluj municipalities, from European funds. The aim is thus to improve transport conditions for students, especially for those from isolated areas with a low population.
Wizz Air was named the most sustainable low-cost airline for the third consecutive year at the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2023. The company states that World Finance magazine appreciated Wizz Air's sustainability credentials and its commitment to reducing emissions by another 25% by the end of the decade.
The renovated railway service in South Moravia, one of the biggest Cohesion Policy investments in the Czech Republic, was inaugurated and opened to passengers. The renovation of this line, involving - 37 new electric units - will contribute to the de-congestion of traffic during peak hours in the busy South-Moravian railway, which transports approximately 22 million passengers every year.
The County Council is submitting a funding request for the purchase of green school microbuses. During the meeting of the Mehedinți County Council, a funding request was approved that will be submitted this week in order to attract European funds for the purchase of electric minibusses for schools in Mehedinți County.
The Commission has selected 107 transport infrastructure projects to receive over €6 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU's instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. Over 80% of the funding will support projects that deliver a more efficient, greener, and smarter network of railways, inland waterways, and maritime routes along the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network.
Enel X Way Romania, a company of the Enel Group dedicated to electric mobility, is collaborating with retailer Penny for the installation of a network of 64 charging stations for electric vehicles, representing a total of 128 charging points.
Gebrüder Weiss Romania, one of the main players in the local transport and logistics solutions market, announced the testing, for the first time locally, of an electric truck. During the testing period, the electric truck traveled about 150 km daily, moving between Brașov and Sfântu Gheorghe Counties.
Enel X Way Romania, part of Enel X Way, a company of the Enel Group dedicated to electric mobility, has launched a website that integrates all the mobility solutions offered by the company for individuals, companies, and institutions. The web platform also provides data about the facilities of its mobile application with the same name, as well as an interactive map that displays the real-time availability of charging stations in the Enel X Way network in Romania and in the countries where the company is present.
The market of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Romania has accelerated growth thanks to the incentives granted through the Rabla Plus Program and the cost of use of these eco vehicles. More and more Romanians who stay at home prefer to buy electric cars due to the cost per km traveled, and the convenience offered by the fact that they charge their car at home. This includes the possibility of charging from photovoltaic panels.
The sales of electric scooters increased in the last year by approximately 10% in Romania. At the same time, the average selling price per unit decreased by at least 10%, due to the cheapening of raw materials. Annually, Romanians buy about 50,000 new electric scooters, according to the evoMAG online store.
Engie Romania is launching, together with EFdeN, rCharge with green energy, a prototype charging station for electric scooters and bicycles, powered by solar energy and designed from recycled materials. The project is carried out with the aim of bringing to the public's attention green solutions for the production and use of electricity.
The company is working to advance its sustainability commitments in the four focus areas of sustainable innovation, climate, biodiversity, and inclusion, diversity and equity.
Greenhouse gas emissions generated by the European Union's economy totaled 897 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Visual Fan Company announced that it has signed a contract with Constanta Shipyard to install a 3.2 MWp photovoltaic plant.
EU is taking substantial measures to strengthen firefighting efforts and protect communities by deploying firefighters strategically and assembling a fleet of firefighting aircraft.
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