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Electric car adoption will continue to slide without urgent support, Energy Ministry says

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:31:29 +0000

With plug-in hybrid sales outstripping EVs, officials call on government to incentivize chargers in residential buildings, mandate EV imports, create long-term tax certainty

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Knesset committee rejects Treasury bid to hike electric vehicle purchase tax to 52%

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:22:43 +0000

In January this year, the tax rose from 35% to 45%, resulting in a sharp drop in EV purchases, according to the Energy Ministry

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Israeli contest sees investors grab energy tech startups for pilot projects

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:28:08 +0000

Innovations at 'Spark Tank' event include a robot that charges electric vehicles, and V-shaped solar panel roofs that channel rain onto crops while producing power

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Car prices set to rise due to higher purchase tax, Houthi attacks, strong dollar

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:31:17 +0000

Transportation, energy and environmental protection ministries warn that rise in purchase tax for electric cars will hamper Israel's efforts to cut emissions

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Can you roll on Shabbos? San Francisco rabbis on the robotaxis flooding city streets

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:31:31 +0000

New technology is taking us into uncharted territory in Jewish law - but opinions are mixed on whether added mobility will bring communities closer or drive them apart

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Conservative rabbis endorse use of electric cars on Shabbat, still divided on driving

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:48:49 +0000

Just 10 members of the movement’s 25-rabbi Committee on Jewish Law and Standards were in favor and 6 voted against, 5 rabbis abstained, 4 did not attend

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1,200 miles: Israeli startup Electreon sets record for longest drive by electric car

Fri, 26 May 2023 03:40:55 +0000

Vehicle travels for over 100 hours nonstop using wireless charging technology, company says

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Regev: I’ll weigh scrapping highway public transportation lanes, congestion fee plan

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:57:40 +0000

Transportation minister says she'll also cancel electric vehicle tax, push regulations to stop children being forgotten in cars: 'I didn't come here to apologize, I came to govern'

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Two pre-election surveys suggest politicians lag behind public on green awareness

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:14:46 +0000

While most political parties dodge or ignore environmental questions, citizens say they would install solar panels, buy electric cars and take the bus, if government gave subsidies

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Israeli systems that charge electric vehicles in 15 minutes to deploy in Europe, US

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:08:30 +0000

Zooz Power's system, based on kinetic flywheel technology, aims to serve areas with poor electrical grid provision, as world transitions to EVs

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In Ukraine, Jewish charity buys 40 electric cars as fuel crisis hinders aid delivery

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 06:37:09 +0000

As costs of food, medicine and gasoline rise along with the number of recipients who require them, humanitarian groups maximize efficiency ahead of what they see as a long haul

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Israeli startup on track for ‘recharging roads’ project at Italy’s Bergamo Airport

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:50:02 +0000

Electreon demonstrates a prototype stretch of road to Italian ministers, company executives; luxury car firm Maserati expresses interest in installing tech too

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Tesla launches electric car sales in Israel, unveils lower-than-expected prices

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:26:03 +0000

US carmaker says it will soon have its first sales agency in Jewish state

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Israel’s incredible shrinking car heads to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:41:10 +0000

City Transformer's shape-shifting CT-1 car can narrow its wheelbase for parking; company hopes to gain European certification

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Revving up electric car industry, Israeli firm develops 5-minute-charge battery

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:03:44 +0000

Herzliya-based startup StoreDot unveils solution for main obstacle to widespread use of electric vehicles, but it requires major upgrades to charging stations

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