Electric vehicles (EV) will support the work of Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) reporters and correspondents in Sofia and across the country. Bishop Polikarp of Belogradchik consecrated the thirty new electric vehicles at an official ceremony on Wednesday. Three charging stations for the electric vehicles have also been set up in the BTA courtyard.
Polikarp blessed the vehicles and the BTA workers and wished that every journey ends in peace. “May the news you offer be positive,” the Bishop also wished.
The event was attended by Environment Minister Julian Popov, Veliko Tarnovo Regional Governor Ivaylo Zdravkov, Sofia Deputy Mayors Nadezhda Bobcheva and Stanislav Barbutov, Sredets borough Mayor Traycho Traykov and Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Romania Radko Vlaykov.
Popov congratulated BTA for the initiative. In his words, the future lies in electromobility and it is coming very fast. “By making this initiative so visible, through the BTA, I hope that many people and institutions will see where we need to go. I h
ope all mayors and regional governors will aspire to electrify urban and service transport completely. This is an achievable goal,” Popov said.
“We need institutions to lead this work. As a Ministry, we are already moving to new cars, in the future almost all will be electric,” the Environment Minister added. “In Dubai (at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference), I signed an initiative for a zero-carbon government, which means a push for all government organizations in the future to strive for faster electrification,” Popov underlined. “We see commercial companies switching to electric cars because it makes economic sense,” he also noted.
On Tuesday, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova visited BTA’s new EV fleet. “I am really impressed by BTA’s initiative,” Ivanova said. “We are already in the future,” she added and noted that BTA serves as an example to all public institutions with its entirely electrified car park.
The space in front of t
he BTA building is planned to be transformed into a green, accessible and safe pedestrian area with the opportunity to present symbols from around the world.
The value of electric cars is most visible in densely populated urban areas, said Traykov. “Sredets borough is the most central in Sofia. We are pioneers in all kinds of electronic services,” he added.
The Agency’s fleet is made up of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon