article thumbnail

ERMA supporting Mkango in development of rare earth separation plant in Poland

Green Car Congress

awy, Poland. This is a multi-national project where we have a Canadian partner, Mkango Resources, accessing critical raw materials in Malawi, Africa, processing them in a plant in Poland, all for the benefit of the European economy.

Poland 273
article thumbnail

Geely Holding & ElectroMobility Poland Sign Agreement to License Pure Electric SEA Architecture For Izera brand

CleanTechnica EVs

Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), the largest privately held automotive technology company in China, has agreed to provide ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), a Polish government-backed electric vehicle manufacturer, a license for its entirely electric Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA).

Poland 94
article thumbnail

Platts reports Poland to allow blenders to cut biofuel mandates by 15%

Green Car Congress

In order to take advantage of the provision, transport fuel suppliers have to demonstrate that at least 70% of the biofuels they blend each year come from “registered producers,” both from Poland and other countries, said the source at Poland’s Agency of Agricultural Market, or ARR, the agency’s Polish-language acronym.

Poland 231
article thumbnail

Tesla hiring 500-600 staff a month at Gigafactory Berlin: Economy Minister

Teslarati

As per recent comments by the regional economy minister of Brandenburg on Monday, Tesla is currently hiring about 500-600 people a month for Gigafactory Berlin. About 10% of this number are foreigners, most of them hailing from Poland. But Giga Berlin is only getting started. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

Economy 101
article thumbnail

EC approves second major battery innovation project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) from 12 member states

Green Car Congress

The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion (US$3.5 billion) in funding in the coming years.

Batteries 482
article thumbnail

Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

Green Car Congress

It is clearly paramount to the overall health of the EU economy, and government budgets in particular, that we can successfully re-launch our industry in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. —Eric-Mark Huitema, ACEA Director General.

Motor 284
article thumbnail

T&E: Electric bus orders in Europe more than doubled to 1,031 units in 2017; ~9% share of new registrations

Green Car Congress

The Netherlands, UK, France, Poland and Germany account for more than half the total number of electric buses in Europe (including orders). The second barrier is the lack of strong policy support that stimulates both supply and demand, thereby increasing economies of scale, and pushing down the cost of zero-emission buses.

Europe 391