Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

By picking Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars is creating a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region—complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2

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Slovakia Volvo Europe Manufacturer 273

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2023

The public transport operator in the German city of Duisburg has chosen Solaris for the delivery of 25 Urbino hydrogen buses—11 of the 12-meter version and 14 articulated, 18-meter vehicles. Moreover, the ordered vehicles will be equipped with Solaris High Power batteries, providing additional electric energy storage.

Hydrogen 284

Hydrogen Slovakia Poland Austria 284

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport has ordered 220 trucks from Scania with biodiesel engines which meet Euro 6 requirements and are designed for 100-percent biodiesel operation. Despite the somewhat lower energy content in biodiesel and increased maintenance requirements, Nothegger expects to be able to cut its operating costs.

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Transportation Companies Slovakia Austria 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

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.

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Batteries Battery Croatia Slovakia 482

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 28, 2021

With a little assist from the US Department of Energy, new EV batteries featuring silicon are about to hit the road.

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Slovakia Batteries Battery Energy 101

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2022

The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. It is an indispensable component for the diversification of energy sources and the green transition.

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Hydrogen Europe Slovakia Estonia 293

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

A sister project between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will add another 30 charging stations. The last, a competence center in several charging infrastructure projects, is responsible for the integration of new drive technologies in urban transport.

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Belgium Czech Republic Germany Charging 199