More than 42,000 electric cars have been registered so far in Romania, of which about 16,800 in 2023 alone, 35% more than in 2022, according to an expert analysis published last Thursday.According to the index by one of the most important players in local electric mobility, there were about 5,000 charging stations for electrified vehicles available nationwide at the end of last year.The best month of the previous year for e-mobility was July - with 2,134 registrations, and the opposite was April - with only 962 units registered.Overall, in the electric car segment, Dacia Spring surpassed the 16,000-vehicle registration threshold, maintaining its leading position with 6,877 units registered last year alone. In 2nd and 3rd place were Tesla models - with 2,156 registrations for the Model Y and 1,149 for the Model 3. The top three account for over 60% of all registrations in Romania last year.In terms of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, in January 2024, there are 4,967 such points in Romania, of which 1,509 are CCS/CHAdeMO and 3,396 Type 2, distributed in 2,067 sites.Currently, operators such as Renovatio E-Charge, EnelX, EON Drive, Mol Plugee, EVConnect, Plugpoint, Eldrive, EvGoSmartCharge are constantly investing in developing the charging station network.
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Romanian Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from April 1, 2026. He will succeed Marek Noetzel, current COO and CEO-designate. Barbu has also been nominated as a Board Director and will stand for election at the […]
Alexandru Bologa, Paralympic champion and world leader in the J1 –70 kg category, won the gold medal at the 2025 IBSA Judo Grand Prix for the visually impaired, held in Brazil’s São Paulo. This year, Bologa became world champion, European champion, and winner of several IBSA Grand Prix events. Arriving in Brazil as the world […]
The latest feature film by Romanian director Tudor Giurgiu, 3 Days in September (3 zile în septembrie), has been selected for the Limelight section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), one of the world’s leading film festivals. IFFR, with an average audience of around 275,000 viewers, alongside more than 2,000 film industry professionals from […]
Romania’s interior minister, Cătălin Predoiu, and the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, decided on Tuesday, December 16, to establish a Task Force aimed at stimulating the exchange of information and data. The exchange is aimed at improving the fight against organized crime, illegal migration, cyber threats, and illegal activities carried […]
Around 40% of Romanians living abroad want to invest in Romania, according to a new survey conducted by RePatriot, highlighting a significant potential for economic development driven by the diaspora. The research, carried out in October–November 2025 among Romanians from more than 20 countries, showed that interest in investing in the home country remains high […]
