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New Museum for Former Greek Royal Family’s Vintage Cars

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...

Automobile Giant to Build Electric Cars in Greece

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...

Italian Tourist Killed After Two Cars Fall Off a Cliff in Mykonos

An eighteen-year-old tourist vacationing in Mykonos tragically passed away after being involved in a car accident in which two vehicles drove off the road and tumbled from a cliff. The devastating event occurred during the early morning hours of Thursday,...

Greece Vows 30 Percent of Cars Will be Electric by 2030

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...

Anarchists Warn People Not to Park Near Luxury Cars They Want to Torch

An unprecedented statement was published on Thursday by a self-declared Greek Anarchist  group on a website long known for its anarchist content. The so-called "Anarchist Night Raid Groups" issued a statement in which it claims responsibility for the widespread vehicular arson...

Greek Environmental and Energy Ministry Buys Electric Cars and Bicycles for Staff

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...

House Speaker Test-Drives New Electric Cars as MPs Get Ready for Eco-Friendly Vehicles (video)

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...

Dozens of Luxury Ferrari Sports Cars Roar in Greece (video)

Residents in the western Greek city of Patras were left scratching their heads in amazement on Friday as dozens of Ferraris roared around the streets of the port town. Around 40 vehicles, universally seen as a symbol of speed, luxury...

Supercars and Superstars Galore on Mykonos for Gumball 3000 Rally (video)

The glitzy island paradise of Mykonos served as the starting line for the 2019 version of the Gumball 3000 Rally, an annual supercar road trip which this year will finish in Ibiza, Spain. Dozens of luxury cars lined up on...

Greek FM Condemns Torching of Turkish Diplomats' Cars in Thessaloniki

Two cars belonging to Turkish nationals, most likely diplomats, were set on fire in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia, Greece, in the early hours of Monday. The first car was parked on Alexander the Great Avenue, near the famous sea promenade of the...

Supercars Galore on Mykonos for Gumball 3000 Rally (video)

The glitzy island paradise of Mykonos serves as the starting line for the 2019 version of the Gumball 3000 Rally, an annual supercar road trip which this year will finish in Ibiza, Spain. Dozens of luxury cars have lined up...

Driver Loses Control of Bus, Hitting Cars, Motorbikes in Greece's Patras; No Injuries Reported

A bus driver in the city of Patras, West Greece, lost control of his vehicle, leading to several crashes on Saturday night, but fortunately, no injuries were reported. For unknown reasons, but most likely due to a malfunction of its...

Yorgos Lanthimos: From Greek Television Rookie to the Oscars

As Yorgos Lanthimos prepares for the big night to see if his latest film will win some of the ten Academy Awards for which it is nominated, one wonders if he had any idea he would ever get this...

Greece One of Least Prepared Countries in EU for Electric Cars

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...