288 result(s) for electric vehicle
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Audi To Produce Electric Cars In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2017 8:40 AM
- business
Audi is speeding up its plans to become one of the biggest players on the electric vehicle market, and Hungary is set to be one of the pillars of this plan, according to a Reuters report.
Norway’s SAPA To Invest HUF 6.8 Bn At Base In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- business
The local unit of Norwegian extruded aluminium profile maker Sapa is building a 6.8 billion forint (EUR 22m) plant at its base in Székesfehérvár, in north-west Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said. The investment will create 120 jobs, he said.
Inauguration Of Samsung SDI’s Electric Car Battery Plant In Hungary
- 1 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Reindustrialisation in Hungary will shift up a gear in 2017, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of Samsung SDI’s electric car battery plant in the town of Göd, north of Budapest, on Monday. Hungary’s auto industry employed over 160,000 in the first quarter of the year, Orbán said, arguing that this had allowed Hungary to become a hub for car production in central Europe.
Budapest Transport Museum Objects On Show At House Of European History In Brussels
- 8 May 2017 6:40 AM
- entertainment
Several objects from the Transport Museum of Budapest are on show at the House of European History in Brussels which opened on Saturday. The permanent exhibition will present European history through more than a thousand objects, and the Transport Museum is one of the partner institutions to lend pieces for the show, the museum said.
Hungary Signs Contract For Autonomous Vehicle Test Track
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday signed a contract with companies involved in setting up a track in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, for testing autonomous vehicles. Varga said at the event that the facility would be world-class and would put Hungary at the forefront of the development of self-driving vehicles.
China’s BYD Opens EUR 20m Electric Bus Plant In Hungary
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- business
China’s BYD on Tuesday opened a 6.2 billion forint (EUR 20m) electric bus plant in Komárom (NW Hungary). The plant will turn out 400 vehicles a year which will be delivered to big cities in Europe. Later, the plant will add trucks and light commercial vehicles to its product palette, said BYD Europe managing director Isbrand Ho.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.
Budapest Mulls Restricting Taxi Licences To Electric Vehicles
- 10 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest metropolitan council is mulling dispensing taxi licences to drivers of electric vehicles only, an official said on Thursday at a ceremony to hand over new charging stations at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Audi To Produce Electric Cars In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2017 8:40 AM
- business
Audi is speeding up its plans to become one of the biggest players on the electric vehicle market, and Hungary is set to be one of the pillars of this plan, according to a Reuters report.
Norway’s SAPA To Invest HUF 6.8 Bn At Base In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- business
The local unit of Norwegian extruded aluminium profile maker Sapa is building a 6.8 billion forint (EUR 22m) plant at its base in Székesfehérvár, in north-west Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said. The investment will create 120 jobs, he said.
Inauguration Of Samsung SDI’s Electric Car Battery Plant In Hungary
- 1 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Reindustrialisation in Hungary will shift up a gear in 2017, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of Samsung SDI’s electric car battery plant in the town of Göd, north of Budapest, on Monday. Hungary’s auto industry employed over 160,000 in the first quarter of the year, Orbán said, arguing that this had allowed Hungary to become a hub for car production in central Europe.
Budapest Transport Museum Objects On Show At House Of European History In Brussels
- 8 May 2017 6:40 AM
- entertainment
Several objects from the Transport Museum of Budapest are on show at the House of European History in Brussels which opened on Saturday. The permanent exhibition will present European history through more than a thousand objects, and the Transport Museum is one of the partner institutions to lend pieces for the show, the museum said.
Hungary Signs Contract For Autonomous Vehicle Test Track
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday signed a contract with companies involved in setting up a track in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, for testing autonomous vehicles. Varga said at the event that the facility would be world-class and would put Hungary at the forefront of the development of self-driving vehicles.
China’s BYD Opens EUR 20m Electric Bus Plant In Hungary
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- business
China’s BYD on Tuesday opened a 6.2 billion forint (EUR 20m) electric bus plant in Komárom (NW Hungary). The plant will turn out 400 vehicles a year which will be delivered to big cities in Europe. Later, the plant will add trucks and light commercial vehicles to its product palette, said BYD Europe managing director Isbrand Ho.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.
Budapest Mulls Restricting Taxi Licences To Electric Vehicles
- 10 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest metropolitan council is mulling dispensing taxi licences to drivers of electric vehicles only, an official said on Thursday at a ceremony to hand over new charging stations at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport.