#electric vehicles

Transforming the transport system is an ongoing effort with decarbonisation being one of the major challenges, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. Speaking at a round table discussion in ...

The Road Transport Department (TOM) announced on Friday that grants for category C9 electric vehicles will be available through its online portal from 9am on September 10. The move follows the ...

All of the electric vehicle subsidies made available by the government were claimed within minutes of applications opening on Tuesday morning. In total, 260 subsidies with a combined value of €2.5 million ...

The online government portal for vehicle grants of up to €20,000 will reopen on July 8 at 9am, and remain so until September 2 at midnight or earlier if the number of available ...

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) has launched its first photovoltaic station for charging electric vehicles (EV) with embedded battery storage for commercial use. The project marks a national first and reflects ...

The Cypriot government is under fire over its decision to cut funding for electric vehicle (EV) subsidies, sparking concern among car importers and green mobility advocates. In a statement issued ...

The government was forced to re-award its tender for the provision of new electric ministerial cars after the bid which had initially won the tender was disqualified on a technicality. ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the ...

British Forces in Cyprus have received solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment from Beam Global, which is now operational across their bases, according to a statement released by the Sovereign ...

Two new electric vehicle charging points were opened in Nicosia on Friday. The charging points are both located in the city centre, with one in the car park atop the ...

Interest in the subsidy plans for purchasing electric vehicles has surged since the opening of the application process last Saturday, according to data released by the department of road transport. ...

The commencement of the third electric vehicle subsidy scheme boasting a budget of €36.5 million, was announced on Thursday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades who emphasised that electric mobility is the ‘...

By Joseph White This was the year the auto industry’s race toward an all-electric future took a detour. Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion by 2030 to ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced the purchase of 40 electric vehicles to be used for official government business. They said the vehicles will “meet the needs of various ministries, departments, ...

Laura Lander, King’s College London and Grazia Todeschini, King’s College London Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were ...

Paphos municipality on Tuesday received two electric motorbikes and two electric vehicles that will be used for rubbish collection, as part of the city’s efforts to be more environmentally ...

By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski and Saad Mekhilef Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fuelled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns ...

The state must do more to assist the public in transitioning to electric vehicles, with an advisory body warning on Tuesday that the shift has to be fair and inclusive. ...

Electric vehicle adoption took off in 2022, with the global market for such cars growing by 55 per cent during this time, for total sales of 10.1 million units, according to a report ...

Cyprus, known for its stunning beaches and historical landmarks, is also a small island country with a unique set of challenges when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). Despite being ...

Over 500 applications were made in just five hours for the second phase of the electric vehicle subsidy programme. Applicants rushed to www.ev.gov.cy on Monday at 11am when ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday unveiled the second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10 million budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants. Applications will be possible starting January 9, 2023 from 11am ...

The transport ministry is set to have a budget of over €400 million for 2023, marking a more than 80 per cent increase since 2015, Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday, presenting his ministry’...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a €3.7 million scheme for 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. The efforts are part of the national recovery and resilience plan titled ‘rapid transition to ...