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Volkswagen and Greece to create model island for climate-neutral mobility

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The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a mobility system on the Mediterranean island of Astypalea. To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. In the long run, Astypalea will strive to become a model island for climate-neutral mobility.

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Greece launches the largest bifacial solar farm in Europe

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Greece this week inaugurated a 204-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Kozani, in the country’s Western Macedonia region. The post Greece launches the largest bifacial solar farm in Europe appeared first on Electrek. It’s the biggest solar farm with bifacial panels in Europe.

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Greece runs on 100% renewables for the first time on record

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Greece was powered entirely by renewables for the first time ever last week, according to the country’s independent power transmission operator (IPTO). The post Greece runs on 100% renewables for the first time on record appeared first on Electrek.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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Diesel-powered light commercial vehicles are dominant in all EU countries except for Greece. The oldest buses can be found in Greece (19.9 Among the EU’s four major markets, Spain has the oldest van fleet (13.0 years), followed closely by Italy (12.6 Almost 90% of the EU van fleet runs on diesel, just 0.3% the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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BYD expands reach in Europe with best-selling Atto 3, Seal EV launching in Greece

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China’s leading EV maker, BYD , is expanding its presence in Europe by launching its best-selling Atto 3 and Seal in Greece. BYD said more models are launching soon.

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T&E: Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands lead deployments of zero-emission buses in Europe

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This will be essential for the countries at the bottom of the table: Austria and Ireland registered no zero-emission urban buses in 2019, while in Switzerland and Greece less than 4% of new buses were emissions-free. T&E said the EU’s €750-billion COVID recovery fund is a clear way to finance e-bus deployment.

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A new 1 GW subsea cable will move clean energy between Italy and Greece

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Italy and Greece are planning to install a subsea cable to increase their interconnection capacity and share renewable energy. more… The post A new 1 GW subsea cable will move clean energy between Italy and Greece appeared first on Electrek.

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