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The Capital City Hall installs 40 charging stations
The Capital City Hall installs 40 power stations in several key points in Bucharest. The charging stations will be marked with a specific sign, which will be indicated both on asphalt and on lighted information panels. Energetica Servicii Company will place the electrical charging stations in the spaces provided by the Streets Administration. The works for the location of the stations can be executed without a building permit, only on the…
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Why did Tesla adopted LFP batteries ?
Currently, there are two mainstream battery technologies in the market for all-electric vehicles, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and NMC/NCA lithium batteries. These two types of battery compete in many application fields/scenarios, and the toughest competition field is in electric vehicle industry, which consumes the biggest amount of lithium batteries in China. There has long been comparison between these two types of lithium-ion batteries. The comparison of cost-effectiveness can be…
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World City Roads Electrification by 2030
The global auto industry is undergoing a sea change, with implications for the energy sector, as electrification is set to avoid the need for 5 million barrels of oil a day by 2030. Global sales of electric cars are set to surge to yet another record this year, expanding their share of the overall car market to close to one-fifth and leading a major transformation of the auto industry…
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Dacia Spring Conquer Romanian EV Market Share in 2022
Dacia Spring Conquer Romanian EV Market Share in 2022 The EV market share rises in 2022 with 98% from the previous year due to the mighty sales of Dacia Spring EV. The little, cheap, cute EV sold in 2022 in more than 6000 units in Romania. The number of EVs is growing fast and with a strong continuity in the Romanian market. Romanian EV market share growth is fully dependent of the government…
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EVs in the times of gas prices combustion
Though gas prices have eased up in recent weeks, fueling the family car is still taking a financial toll on many households, especially those who rely on a large SUV or pickup truck, and/or a model that runs on costly premium-grade gas as their primary mode of transportation. This situation has helped fuel (so to speak) unprecedented market demand for electric cars as a way to help salve consumers’…
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AFIR needs balanced amendments to support EV charging rollout in Europe
We, the undersigned associations, welcome the ambition of the European Parliament to strengthen the Commission’s proposal for the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). Together, we represent the entire EV charging ecosystem – from grid operators to charging point operators and eMSPs to EV users. From the TRAN and ITRE draft reports to some of the amendments tabled in…
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Position paper: amendment to the renewable energy directive (RED II)
AVER as part of AVERE welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to amend the Renewable Energy Directive, which has the potential to greatly accelerate the decarbonization of the EU economy by promoting the use of renewable energy – a key step towards achieving the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target of at least 55% by 2030, and to…
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Why full and direct electrification is the only viable pathway to zero-emissions road transport
The EU’s transport sector currently accounts for nearly a quarter of total EU emissions, and its footprint has been further growing in recent years. To tackle these emissions and reach the EU’s legally binding aim of carbon neutrality by 2050, the Commission’s “Fit for 55” package has introduced ambitious new proposals to phase out internal combustion engines by 2035. However,…
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How fast-energy EVs use on charging ?
The list below is only for the models that are available at the end of 2021 in Romania. Romania has over 45 types of BEV models on sale today. The charts differ from vehicle to vehicle because of the different battery chemistry that manufacturers choose for their battery package. The most two common based chemistry technologies are NMC and NCA on which they add different percentages to their base battery package….
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Romania has EVs ! What about the chargers ?
In terms of electric vehicles sales and registration, the year 2021 was brilliant in Romania. This year Romania registered more EV’s than all the years combined before 2021. Romania entered 2021 with 6052 EVs on the road and finished the year with 12 870 EVs. More than 90% of the EV SALES were registered inside the incentives program called RABLA PLUS that gives an eco-ticket of 45 000 lei on buying a…
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