Armenian government planning to switch to electric carsOctober 20, 2021 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Government bodies in Armenia will switch to electric vehicles, the press service of the country's Ministry of Environment revealed on Wednesday, October 20. The office of the Prime Minister, the Parliament and the Ministry have cut the number of government vehicles by 172 since 2018. In order to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, the transition to electric vehicles will gradually be completed, the Ministry added. The program will be implemented with the assistance of the Global Environment Facility, with a total cost of about $ 5.4 million. Within the program, 12 electric cars will also be purchased for the government, and two EV charging stations will be built. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |