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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 [..]

Hagberg receives loan to purchase electric cars

The real estate development, construction and management company Hagberg has received a loan of nearly EUR 1 million from Swedbank for the purchase of electric vehicles, a representative of the [..]

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 [..]

Czech co to start offering bicycle sharing service in Tallinn

At the end of August, a new bicycle-sharing service provider, Rekola Bikesharing, will begin operations in Tallinn as the company, which has previously operated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, [..]

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 [..]

5 cyclist, pedestrian tunnels to be built under railway in Tallinn

In the next three years, up to five new underpasses for pedestrians and cyclists will be built in Tallinn under the railway. Currently, the construction of the Tondi grade-separated intersection [..]

Tallinn Airport joins BSR HyAirport project for the adoption of hydrogen in aviation

Tallinn Airport has joined the Baltic Sea region (BSR) HyAirport project, which aims to amass knowledge and create conditions for the adoption of hydrogen in aviation. The three-year project involves [..]

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 [..]

Circle K launches new automatic charging service in Estonia

Starting from Monday, all Circle K ultra-fast chargers across Estonia allow “plug and charge Autocharge” charging, a new convenient and easy way to charge an electric vehicle and pay for [..]

Alexela to open first hydrogen filling stations in Tallinn in 2024

Estonian energy group Alexela will open two green hydrogen filling stations in Tallinn in October of next year, one of them will be a filling station for passenger cars on [..]

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 [..]