Cabinet approves bill opening way for zero-emissions zones
The cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which, among others, would grant the transport minister far-reaching powers, including designating roads or areas barred to vehicles...
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New scheme for EV purchases in the pipeline
New schemes providing incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles are expected to be announced within the next two weeks, the transport ministry said. About...
Goal for electric car use surpassed says minister
Cyprus surpassed the 2022 goal for registered electric vehicles by 144 per cent, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday. Speaking during a ceremony for...
All systems go for EV transition, more than 1,300 new registrations this year
As of last month, 1,343 new electric vehicles (EV) have been registered in Cyprus, surpassing the year’s goal by 144 per cent, the transport ministry...
Majority of cars on Cyprus’ roads are between 10 and 20 years old
The majority of cars in Cyprus are between 10 and 20 years old, according to Eurostat data released on Friday. Interestingly, from December 31, 2020,...
Subsidies for P/Vs for electric cars
The energy ministry said on Tuesday it was accepting applications to help pay for the installation of photovoltaics to charge electrical or hybrid plug-in vehicles....
Cyprus bottom in EU for number of electric car charging points
Cyprus has the least number of charging points for electric vehicles in the EU with just 57 compared with the Netherlands which has over 90,000,...
Electric car battery showdown brews in West
Several companies plan to open production facilities for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries or components in North America and Europe by 2025, as the alternative...
Carmakers dream of clean, green, mean electric machines
By Nick Carey and Barbara Lewis An electric car is a clean car, right? If only it were so simple. From motor magnets with toxic...
Cyprus still lagging behind in RES use in transport
Cyprus recorded the third biggest increase in share of renewable energy used in transport but was still ranked sixth from the bottom in the EU...
