ElectricVehicles

Terminal Energia acquires Vonk’s electric car charging business

Terminal Energia has entered into an agreement with Vonk Technologies, a company developing charging solutions in Estonia, which has seen Terminal acquire Vonk’s electric car charging business. The deal covers [..]

Volkswagen to supply thousands of autonomous EVs for Uber rides in US

German carmaker Volkswagen and Uber have agreed on a strategic partnership, with the automaker set to supply thousands of autonomous electric vehicles over the next 10 years for Uber rides [..]

Competition authority flags concerns over EV charging market practices

The Competition Authority (Konurentsiamet) has warned that Estonia’s electric vehicle (EV) charging market faces weak competition, rural access issues, and possible unfair practices, as companies battle for dominance in an [..]

Tesla opens its 1st Baltic center in Vilnius

US electric car giant Tesla is expanding its presence in Lithuania and the Baltic states by launching permanent services and opening its first sales and service center, following the introduction [..]

PwC study says electric vehicles sales up in 2024, but Germany slips

By Christof Rührmair, dpa. Munich (dpa) – Worldwide sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) grew last year to 10.4 million, up about 14% on the prior year, according to a [..]

German parcel industry increasingly using electric vehicles

Germany’s parcel-delivery industry is increasingly using electric transporters to deliver shipments. Leading German logistics firm DHL stated in response to a dpa enquiry that it aims to increase the number [..]

Tesla’s updated Model Y rolls off assembly line at German plant

By Stefan Kruse, dpa. Berlin (dpa) – The first cars of the updated Model Y were rolling off the line at Tesla’s European plant outside of Berlin on Tuesday. But [..]

The trolleybus tender was won by the major manufacturer Škoda Group

Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport announces that the winner of the trolleybus tender, announced in the second half of the summer, is the long-established major manufacturer Škoda Group. As a result of [..]

Electric cars account for less than 1% of total number of cars in Latvia

There are some 8,700 electric cars that are registered in Latvia at this time, and that is less than 1% of the total number of vehicles in the country. LETA [..]

US carmaker Tesla optimistic about future in Germany

The factory of US electric carmaker Tesla in the German municipality of Grünheide, just outside Berlin, said it is optimistic about the future despite a downturn in the German market. [..]

Tallinn plans to limit free parking for electric cars from other municipalities in the city center

Tallinn is proposing changes to electric car parking regulations in the city center. Under the new plan, only electric car owners or responsible users registered as Tallinn residents in the [..]

BMW boss believes 2025 climate target for new cars is achievable

The boss of the German luxury carmaker BMW expects his company will be able to meet the climate targets for new vehicles in the coming year. “We have known the [..]

Tesla opens its 1st pop-up store in Lithuania

US electric car giant Tesla has opened its first pop-up store in Lithuania, the company said on Thursday. The Tesla pop-up has been opened at the Akropolis shopping mall in [..]

Tesla establishes Tesla Lithuania in Vilnius

Tesla International of the Netherlands, which is owned by the US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla, is setting up a company in Lithuania – Tesla Lithuania. According to the Center [..]

Baltics: Eleport offers lower prices at EV charging stations at night, on weekends

Eleport, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s leading providers of public charging infrastructure for electric cars, is lowering the price of its service simultaneously in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. [..]

Estonian drivers most prone to use innovative solutions in refueling

People in Estonia are adopting modern digital convenience solutions at a much faster rate compared to residents of Nordic and other Baltic countries, according to statistics for Circle K’s number [..]

World’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars inaugurated in Estonia

Listed Estonian car-sharing company Elmo and the charging solution provider Elonroad have inaugurated the world’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars in Tallinn, Estonia. Elmo’s road-legal teledrivable Nissan [..]

LHV: Electric car market becoming more active in Estonia

While electric cars have so far been considered a choice for wealthier individuals, more favorable financing conditions and a wider range of lower-priced electric vehicles could make them popular among [..]

Bolt, Eleport launch electric vehicle charging loyalty program

Estonian mobility provider Bolt and developer of electric car charging networks Eleport have expanded their partnership and launched on Friday a loyalty program for ride-sharing service drivers who use electric [..]

Eesti Energia adds 100th electric car to its fleet

The state-owned Estonian energy group Eesti Energia has reached a significant milestone by adding the 100th electric vehicle to its fleet. Eesti Energia has consistently worked towards increasing the proportion [..]

Sales of eco-friendly cars significantly increased – electric cars in up by 179 percent and hybrid cars grew by an 90 percent in November

Vehicle statistics by the Estonian Transport Administration show that the first registration of new passenger cars in November increased 27 percent compared to the same month last year, with hybrid [..]

Volkswagen Group delivers 45 percent more all-electric vehicles in first 9 months

The Volkswagen Group has systematically continued its transformation in the first nine months of 2023. All-electric deliveries increased by 45 percent to 531,500 vehicles globally, raising the BEV share of [..]