Greece

An electric car that was built on Greece's island of Syros in the 1970s was one of the world's first mass-produced electric cars. Decades before Elon Musk’s Tesla, the Enfield 8000, built at Neorio, Syros, was the brainchild of the...

The automaker Next.e.GO signed a contract with Greek investment company Enterprise Greece on Wednesday expressing its intent to invest 100 million euros into an electric car factory in the country. Next.e.GO will create a full range of environmentally friendly battery-operated...

Greece's Environment and Energy Ministry received the first electric cars and bicycles that will be used exclusively by the ministry's staff on Friday. Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis stated "We have an ambitious green agenda and we must prove...

Greece's Speaker of the House Constantinos Tasoulas tool some of the latest electric cars available in the country out for a spin on Thursday, ahead of Parliament's decision to replace some of its fleet with eco-friendly vehicles. The underground parking...

Netherlands-based automobile leasing and fleet management company, LeasePlan, says that Greece is one of the least prepared countries in Europe to welcome the use of electric cars. This is greatly due to the fact that Greece has not improved its...

By Phil Butler* In October of 2018, Aristotle University's "Electric - Aristurtle Racing Team" revealed a new electric racecar to the world. Named “Iris”, the unique vehicle is the fruit of individual and team collaboration; but more importantly, it tells a story...

The "Pyrforos II" electric car designed and made by students of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is ready to hit the roads. This is the second research project of the "Prometheus Team NTUA", a group of inventive young...

The Hellenic Army is leading the way in Greece by deciding to turn to electric vehicles as a part of a wider "going green" plan -- despite the fact that the country is lagging in installing "go green" initiatives. According to euractive.com,...

An electric car designed and built by Greek students was presented at the Hellenic Motor Museum in Athens on October 23. The presentation follows the University of Patras team victory in the “Formula Student Czech 2014” international competition. For almost two years, the Laboratory...

The Greek government with a new legislative amendment aims to promote the use of electric cars in Greece.  The amendment will regulate the operation of recharging facilities. The Environment and Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis believes that the use of electric cars...

The Greek government announced ambitious plans on Friday to subsidize the purchase of new electric cars, vowing that by 2030, thirty percent of all vehicles on Greek roads would be electric. The announcement by Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis was scheduled to...

The first commercial Greek electric vehicle - a two-seater car with an autonomous range of 100-120 kilometres capable of speeds of up to 80 km an hour - has entered into production and is now available for sale in...

The first car appeared in Athens in 1897, more than a decade after its invention in 1886 by German inventor Carl Benz, who patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Athenians were astounded and amazed by the sight of a self-propelled vehicle. The...

Tatoi Palace, the former Greek royal family's Athenian residence, is to be converted into a museum that will also house their fleet of vintage cars. The vehicles were almost forgotten after having been abandoned at that domicile in Athens...

Tesla Company executives are discussing with Greek authorities their plans to include the country in a mega-project to build vehicle superchargers along an already-existing route which starts in Portugal and ends in Turkey, reports say. Elon Musk's executives are already...