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Volkswagen and Greece to create model island for climate-neutral mobility

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a mobility system on the Mediterranean island of Astypalea. To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. In the long run, Astypalea will strive to become a model island for climate-neutral mobility.

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Our Hyundai Kona EV Journey Through Greece, Albania, & Croatia

CleanTechnica EVs

Following up on the first part of this journey in the Hyundai Kona Electric from Warsaw, Poland, to the easternmost point in Europe — and our earlier EV journeys to Nordkapp (the northernmost point in Europe), Cabo da Roca (the westernmost point), Punta Marroqui (the southernmost point) — this article covers our travels through Greece, […].

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BYD expands reach in Europe with best-selling Atto 3, Seal EV launching in Greece

Baua Electric

China’s leading EV maker, BYD , is expanding its presence in Europe by launching its best-selling Atto 3 and Seal in Greece. BYD expands in Europe, launches two new EVs in Greece BYD is “just getting started” in Europe, according to the region’s CEO, Michael Shu. BYD said more models are launching soon. share of the European EV market.

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ACEA map: Affordability of electric cars, correlation between market uptake and GDP in the EU

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All countries with an ECV market share of less than 1% have a GDP below €30,000, including EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, but also Italy and Greece. Almost 80% of all electric car sales are concentrated in just six Western European countries with some of the highest GDPs. and Italy 0.9%).

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Even More Character To Experience The Outdoors Differently With The New Limited Edition Of The “My Ami Buggy” Series From Citroen

Electric Cars Report

Following the dazzling success in 2022 of the online sale of 50 “My Ami Buggy Ultra-Limited Series” in France, Citroen now offers a new special edition of 1,000 units which will be available in ten countries: France including the French overseas departments, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Morocco and Turkey.

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European EV Policy & Sales Trends — Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, & UK

CleanTechnica EVs

In the latest episode of Cleantech Talk, José Pontes of EAFO and EV Volumes provided us with a thorough exploration of varying electric vehicle sales trends and the policies that have driven them in several European countries. While you can indeed listen to the podcast and get the story, José actually brought a lot of charts […].

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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In countries with a GDP per capita below €17,000 (US$20,000) the market share remains close to zero—including the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as crisis-torn Greece. Nobody looks at Greece for instance, where only 32 electrically-chargeable cars were sold last year. ECV Units sold.

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