January 21, 2021
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Porsche expands Taycan range with base model
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 20, 2021


Porsche is launching an additional version of its first all-electric travel sedan, the Taycan. It is a two-wheel-drive base version that offers the greatest autonomy due to its more limited engine power. The latest rear-wheel-drive Porsche Taycan completes the existing […]


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SNCF sounds alarm bell: ‘Eurostar in bad financial health’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 18, 2021


Eurostar, the company that organizes the fast train connection between France and Great Britain, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Now that there is only one train a day, the company urgently needs support. The French railway company SNCF sounded […]


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GM’s Bright Drop: versatile electric mobility for delivery companies
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 13, 2021


General Motors launches a new Bright Drop brand to offer electric delivery vehicles combined with roll containers and an intelligent cloud-based logistics platform. Delivery company FedEx will start using this system from the end of 2021. New brand A few […]


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VAB Group and Koopman Logistics join forces
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 12, 2021


The Belgian VAB Group and the Dutch family company Koopman Logistics join forces to offer various Flemish players attractive automotive solutions. The new site will be in Genk, is 100 000 m2 in size, and will employ 100 people. The […]


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GM’s new logo to emphasize new electric identity
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 11, 2021


General Motors wants a cleaner image with products that will increasingly be electrified and that includes a new logo. The new logo will be used mainly at corporate level and will not be visible on the cars, as they are […]


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Uber Green goes for all-electric
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 30, 2020


Uber is evolving from a taxi service to a mobility platform, and the company wants to make things much greener. Via Uber Green, half of all journeys will be emission-free by 2025. To reduce the CO2 footprint of the various […]


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VW shows prototype of its mobile charging robot
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 29, 2020


For the first time, Volkswagen shows a working prototype of the mobile car chargers on which the manufacturer has been working for two years. Via Car to X communication, they not only offer ease of use, but they can also […]


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Chinese car manufacturer XPENG heading for Norway
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 22, 2020


XPENG is a fairly young Chinese car brand that builds electric models and has just delivered its first models in Europe. The first model is the G3, a compact SUV making its debut on the Norwegian market. In China, the […]


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Belgian Vias tests smart camera to catch ‘texting’ drivers
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 16, 2020


VIAS, the Flemish Road Safety Institute, wants Belgium to deploy a camera system to detect drivers using their mobile phones while driving. The technology is currently being tested in Antwerp, but implementation requires additional legislation. The Netherlands is the first […]


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Valeo shows innovating e-bike motor with automatic gears
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 16, 2020


French automotive supplier Valeo launches a center motor for electric bicycles. The drive is revolutionary because an automatic gearbox is provided in the drive on the pedal shaft. Pedelecs usually have a classic shifting device on the rear wheel. Valeo […]


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Cambio rounds cape of 25 000 members in Flanders
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 15, 2020


The Cambio shared-car platform can present good growth figures, rounding the cape of 25 000 members in 2020 in Flanders. Even plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of members grew by 15%, perfectly comparable to previous years. Covid-19 did […]


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Do wear a seat belt, but not a winter jacket
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 14, 2020


Research shows that it is dangerous to wear a jacket or thick winter clothes in the car. Mobility organizations advise not to wear a jacket in the car, even when it is cold. The German mobility organization ADAC has carried […]


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New Hyundai Tucson comes with plug-in hybrid technogy
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 9, 2020


Hyundai launches the new Tucson at the beginning of 2021 and the range will include both mild hybrids and a plug-in hybrid with a 13,8 kWh battery capacity from launch onward. The first units of the compact SUV should be […]


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OECD: ‘fine particles from brakes and tires to become major problem’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 8, 2020


As cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) become cleaner in terms of emissions, the engine’s proportion of particulate matter decreases. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), fine particles from brakes, tires, and road surfaces will soon […]


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Opel Mokka-e ‘sold out’ in Germany?
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 7, 2020


After the Opel Corsa-e, Opel also is to offer a compact SUV with an electrical drive, the Mokka-e from March 2021 on. The latter is doing so well in pre-registrations on the German market that the quotum for 2021 of […]


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New merchant plates affect truck toll charges
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 4, 2020


From 1 January 2021, new merchant plates will be introduced in Belgium. All trucks will have to pay the kilometer charge, except those with a Y test plate. Users of foreign commercial license plates will have to register online. The […]


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BMW leaving too: Formula E running empty?
Gert Verhoeven Posted On December 4, 2020


German carmaker BMW announces that it will withdraw from Formula E after the end of next season. Volkswagen and Audi earlier said they are leaving this discipline. What is happening? BMW puts many motorsport activities on hold, but the most […]


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Tesla Model X hacked by Belgian university researchers
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 24, 2020


Researchers at the Catholic University of Louvain succeeded in opening a Tesla Model X from a distance, and the technicians were even able to drive away with it. It is not the first time bugs have been discovered in the […]


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Toyota Mirai 2, not for Europe… yet
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 20, 2020


Toyota indicates that the Mirai Mk2 will be launched on the Japanese market and in the United States at the end of 2020. Whether and when this version will come to Europe could not be confirmed by the Belgian importer. […]


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Voxan Wattman e-bike aspires to +400 km/h speed record
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 19, 2020


French motorbike manufacturer Voxan will bid for the world speed record for an electric bike – 400 km per hour or more – at the famous Bolivian salt lake Salar Uyuni in 2021. Voxan is a motorcycle manufacturer owned by […]


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Belgium picks up driving-license-with-points idea again
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 12, 2020


The new Belgian federal government wants to work (again) on the driving license with points. The question is, however, whether a driving license with points will bring about a change in behavior if traffic enforcement will not be drastically increased. […]


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NSK: ‘wheel bearings to reduce friction by 30%’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 11, 2020


Japanese NSK Ltd has developed a wheel hub that according to the company, generates up to 30% less friction than conventional wheel bearings. This can reduce the CO2 emissions of ICE vehicles once again or when applied in electric cars, […]


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Gulas e-motorbike: pedaling at 87 km per hour
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 10, 2020


On Monday, a Belgian cyclist made the headlines because the man was driving at 87 km/hour on the highway. The man turned out to be riding an electric Gulas motorbike (with pedals) which, incidentally, appears to be perfectly legal. Gulas […]


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Coolblue to sell and install EV wall boxes
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 4, 2020


Coolblue adds EV wall boxes to its product portfolio on certain European markets such as its home country, the Netherlands, a model country on electric cars. So far, Belgium is not mentioned. The webshop will sell these wall boxes and […]


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Volvo starts its own development of electric powertrains
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 3, 2020


Volvo is planning a new development center of its own for future electric motors. For the moment, most car manufacturers buy their electric motors from suppliers and mainly focus on the software to control the motors. Because there is still […]


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GM launches kit to swap V8 for electric motor
Gert Verhoeven Posted On November 3, 2020


Starting mid next year, General Motors will supply an electric powertrain-kit to replace the V8 engine in project cars. To illustrate this, GM showed a 1977 Chevrolet Blazer in which the classic eight-cylinder (6,6 liters – 130 kW) was replaced […]


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Flying car PAL-V allowed to drive, but not (yet) to fly
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 28, 2020


After years of waiting for approval, the Liberty, a flying car from Dutch PAL-V, costs around half a million euros, is finally allowed on the public road. The Dutch Traffic Administration (Rijksdienst voor Wegverkeer, RDW) has given the green light […]


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Brussels starts rolling out zone 30 road signs
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 28, 2020


From January 1st, 2021, a speed limit of 30 km/hour in the Belgian capital streets will become the rule. Brussels Mobility is actively preparing for the transition on the ground this autumn by installing new road signs starting in November […]


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Brussels to measure real vehicle emissions in traffic
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 27, 2020


Within the Brussels-Capital Region, The Brussels Environment organization (Leefmilieu Brussel) starts a campaign to measure vehicles’ actual emissions on the road. As ANPR cameras are linked to the measuring equipment, it is even possible to identify major polluters. This campaign […]


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Strong demand on second-hand market pushes up prices
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 26, 2020


In recent months, sales of used cars have outperformed those of new cars. On the one hand, because new sales are still relatively slow, but also because the mobility needs of private customers have changed. Increased demand, combined with a […]


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Diesel: one in seven particle filters is not working
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 14, 2020


According to measurements carried out by researchers of the Catholic University of Louvain, 15% of diesel cars equipped with particle filters are seriously defective. Because testing stations (Goca) cannot check these defects, this has a major impact on Euro 5 […]


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Manual gearbox at risk of extinction
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 9, 2020


The proportion of new cars equipped with automatic gearboxes has risen sharply in the last few years. What was once a comfort accessory is today proving to be an invaluable technology in the search for an energy-efficient car. The figures […]


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Twice as many fatal car accidents without second party involved
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 1, 2020


During 2019, 71 car drivers and passengers died in an accident in Flanders without a second party involved. This is an increase of 54% compared to 2018. Smartphone use while driving, excessive speed, and alcohol consumption may be at the […]


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Q-Park and Parkmobile join forces
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 29, 2020


Belgium is the first European country to give consumers access to almost all Q-Park parking facilities via the Parkmobile app from the Daimler-BMW joint venture Park Now. Today, users have access to 45 garages with more than 20 000 parking […]


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California bans ICE cars as of 2035
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 24, 2020


In the State of California, it should no longer be possible to buy new gasoline, diesel, or hybrid cars by 2035. Governor Gavin Newsom announced to phase out cars with a traditional combustion engine. Clean car This announcement does not […]


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