Greece
Greece
The Electric Car Produced in Greece Decades Before Elon Musk’s Tesla
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...
Energy
Crete Connects to Electrical Grid of Mainland Greece
Greece announced on Thursday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese
Energy
Crete Connects to Mainland Greece’s Electricity Supply
Greece announced on Wednesday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese which will provide the island with a cheaper and more secure energy supply.
The mammoth project included laying two new submarine cables...
Business
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
Elon Musk's Tesla Plans "Electric Highway" in Greece
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
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...
Greece
Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Onto Electric Rail Line in Athens
A tragic incident took place in Athens on Thursday afternoon, as a fourteen-year old girl allegedly committed suicide by falling on the electric railways lines belonging to ISAP.
The incident took place at the Moschato railway station.
ISAP is an electrified...
Greece
Greece's Trikala to Offer Electric Vehicles for Public Use Inside the City
Greece's city of Trikala continues its tradition of innovation, being the first Greek -- and one of the very few European cities -- to offer electric vehicles to its visitors and residents for public use.
Following the introduction of driverless...
Energy
Athens Unveils its First Electric Bus
An electric bus built by Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD, which is silent and boasts of having no environmental footprint whatsoever, was presented for the first time in Athens on Tuesday.
The BYD bus is 100% electric, 8.7 meters (28.5 feet)...
Energy
Electricity Blackout on Crete After Power Plant Fire (video)
Many areas in central Crete continue to be without electricity on Friday as a fire engulfed a main power plant near Heraklion.
Television footage shows black smoke coming out of the plant at Linoperasmata. Firefighters are battling to contain the...
Greece
Electric Tuk-tuk Vehicles Coming to Greece
Soon, Greek citizens and tourists alike will have the option of catching a ride in a new type of auto rickshaw. Also known as a "tuk-tuk," the small, efficient, electrically-powered vehicles are common sights throughout many Asian countries.
The tuk-tuk...
Environment
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...
Education
Young Greek Researchers Present Breakthrough Electric Car
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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...