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Tesla free Supercharging extended to areas affected by Ukraine invasion

Teslarati

Select Tesla Superchargers in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary will be free of use as part of the EV maker’s efforts to help people currently being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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JRC Report Concludes Extreme Weather Wont Affect Average Levels of European Crop Output for 2010; Yields Up, Although Acreage Down; Heat and Drought Have Huge Impact on Russia

Green Car Congress

The report also says that even though the EU’s cereal harvest should reach average levels this year, extreme hot and dry conditions will have a huge impact on winter crop production in Russia. Russia ranks fourth on the global list of wheat exporters.

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Let’s Prove Putin Wrong On European Fossil Fuel Addiction!

CleanTechnica EVs

Let’s prove that he is wrong, writes András Lukács of Clean Air Action Group Hungary. Putin is convinced that Europeans are so obsessed with their cars that they will not quit using them, no matter what he does in Ukraine. The European Union relies on imports for 96% of its crude oil supply, and about […].

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

average monthly Google searches each) and in Russia, the top spot is a tie between BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Porsche dominates the luxury car finance industry in the neighbouring eastern European countries of Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. Mercedes-Benz is most popular in Russia, Czechia and Slovakia.

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China says it will ‘rein in’ the flood of EVs coming our way

Baua Electric

China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia. And momentum is already well on its way, with BYD pushing international growth with its plans to build an EV factory in Hungary, and other automakers are looking to set up production in Europe as well.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

Green Car Congress

Colombia jumped 40 spots, from 98 th to 58 th , while Croatia moved up from 57 th to 37 th and Russia improved from 60 th to 51 st. Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking. The United States placed 46 th , down two slots. If California qualified as a country, it would have ranked 40 th.

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Tesla pledges to keep Ukrainian workers’ employment and salary if they serve in military

Teslarati

Tesla employees from Ukraine who have been asked to return to their country to fight in the ongoing war against Russia will keep their employment and be paid their salary for three months. Following the three months, Tesla would reassess the conflict in the region and their employees’ situation to decide what should be done next.

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