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Austria boosts EV and charge point subsidies

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As emphasized recently in our post on EV charging infrastructure, the eagerness to reduce urban air pollution and green house gas emissions spurs political support for boosting electrification of transport and spreading charging infrastructure. The additonal incentive from the Austrian governement  is another example, increasing purchase premiums and subsidies for charging infrastructure for zero-emission and […]

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How is Europe standing up in the transformation to electric vehicles?

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Due to COVID-19, relevant and important questions have emerged as to how this will impact the electric vehicle deployment and associated market in Europe. Due to this, Transport & Environment has issued a very interesting report on the topic, “Can electric cars beat the COVID crunch?”. The report gives some encouraging facts such as the

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Launch of EBA250 - European Battery Alliance

European automotive industry continues to invest in battery production

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The automotive industry is significant for the European economy. It employs 13,8 million people (6,1% of total EU employment) and manufactures more than 20% of the global car production. See the Automotive Industry Pocket Guide. Building a strong battery industry domestically is therefore fundamental to maintain the competitiveness of Europe’s automotive industry. It is even

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The Li-ion battery powered transport sector is attracting and sustaining newcomers

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Recently published articles prove that the Li-ion battery powered transport sector continues to attract and sustain innovation, entrepreneurs and risk capital. The initiatives comes in various shapes and forms, as illustrated by these two exciting examples: Lilium – a German aviation company created in 2015 well on the way to launch a five seat all

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Battery industry development: Europe is gaining momentum

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The European Battery Alliance (EBA), launched by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič in October 2017, intends to engage the European industry in seizing the opportunity brought by batteries – a core technology for enabling the energy transition. Whereas it could still be premature to assert that this political impulsion will effectively be translated into long-term socio-economic benefits

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