October 31, 2020
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Berlin’s new airport BER takes finally off in midst of pandemic
Luc Joris Posted On October 30, 2020


Berliners did not believe it anymore: their new airport BER will welcome its first planes on Saturday, nine years behind schedule, and with major worries at a time when the airline sector is undergoing the worst crisis in history. The […]


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Volvo Trucks Ghent to assemble batteries for whole of EU
Luc Joris Posted On October 29, 2020


The Ghent-based Swedish truck manufacturer, Volvo Trucks, is going to assemble batteries for the electric models for all European sites. The management announced this on Wednesday. It involves an investment of millions. The details have yet to be worked out, […]


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New corona measures start showing impact on traffic
Luc Joris Posted On October 27, 2020


Since last week, teleworking has once again become the norm in Belgium due to the corona crisis. This decision has an immediate major impact on the volume of traffic. Traffic congestion was much lower, and the ridership on the public […]


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Get personal advice on your mobility behavior
Luc Joris Posted On October 26, 2020


There are already several smart mobility apps available to help you find your way around the mobility offer. And companies can hire or recruit a mobility manager, someone who offers help within the company to develop a real strategy around […]


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UITP: ‘Chance of Covid infection in public transport is minimal’
Luc Joris Posted On October 23, 2020


As long as the measures are respected, the risk of coronavirus infection in public transport is minimal. This is shown by an international study by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), the international trade association for public transport, published […]


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Auto 5 chain to offer private leasing
Luc Joris Posted On October 22, 2020


Auto 5, Belgian brand of the French Mobivia (Norauto) group, an expert in equipment and maintenance of cars, will unveil a new service in a few days: leasing for private individuals, aged 23 years old minimum. “The public we are […]


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Are busy Liège TEC buses a breeding ground for coronavirus?
Luc Joris Posted On October 22, 2020


Liège is strongly affected by the coronavirus. An explanation put forward to explain this greater contamination in the province of Liège is linked to the use of public transport. Contrary to other Walloons, the residents of Liège take the bus […]


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Covid-19 accelerates decline of car
Luc Joris Posted On October 19, 2020


The car’s importance in the mobility mix is decreasing. The corona crisis has accelerated that process even further. People from the automobile sector and mobility experts are convinced that our mobility is currently transforming and that the pandemic is a […]


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Flemish civil servant can choose bicycle lease as part of salary
Luc Joris Posted On October 16, 2020


As in the private sector, local and provincial staff will, in the future, be able to opt for a bicycle lease contract as part of their salary. On the proposal of Minister of Home Affairs, the Flemish government, Bart Somers […]


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Flemish test with self-driving shuttles on dead track
Luc Joris Posted On October 15, 2020


From 2023 onward, the Flemish transport company De Lijn wanted to transport passengers with an autonomous shuttle on a few fixed routes in Antwerp, Leuven, Mechelen, and Genk. But De Lijn is about to call off the ambitious project because […]


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The Dutch cycle the most worldwide
Luc Joris Posted On October 13, 2020


More than a quarter of all journeys in the Netherlands are made by bicycle. As a result, the Dutch make the most frequent use of bicycles worldwide. For example, last year, the Dutch made 4,8 billion journeys with the bicycle, […]


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Brussels Bois de la Cambre continues to cause commotion
Luc Joris Posted On October 12, 2020


The construction of 40 km of extra cycling paths and the closure of the Bois de la Cambre are a heavy burden for some Brussels motorists. Many complain about the congestion linked to these measures, taken during the lockdown, to […]


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’17 fewer casualties per year with lower alcohol limit’
Luc Joris Posted On October 12, 2020


By lowering the alcohol limit in traffic, up to 17 fatalities and multiple injuries can be avoided each year in Belgium. This is the conclusion of a report by the Vias traffic institute. The fact that the new government has […]


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Popular e-step is not always safe
Luc Joris Posted On October 9, 2020


Many e-steps sold in Belgium are unsafe and unreliable. This is shown by research from Test-Aankoop. The consumer organization subjected eleven e-steps to a quality test. For a lot of models, the results were downright bad. “A lot of models […]


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Aerial cycle track for Brussels Bois de la Cambre?
Luc Joris Posted On October 8, 2020


The 700-meter cycle path through the trees in the Limburg Kempen may be copied in Brussels. Architect and city planner Phillipe Verdussen has put forward a cycle and pedestrian bridge through the trees in the Brussels Bois de la Cambre […]


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More than half of Brussels’ households do not have a car
Luc Joris Posted On October 6, 2020


According to Statbel’s latest statistical survey, 53% of Brussels’ residents do not own a car. The survey is based on figures collected in 2019. This is the first time that the Statbel National Statistics Institute has analysed car ownership by […]


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GreenMobility deploys 150 electric shared cars in Antwerp
Luc Joris Posted On October 5, 2020


Since this week, there is a new player in car sharing in Belgium: the Danish GreenMobility. Antwerp and Ghent are the first cities outside the Scandinavian countries where the Danish company is active. In the autumn, they will land in […]


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Is the Trans Europ Express back on track?
Luc Joris Posted On October 2, 2020


‘Europe Endless’ sings the German electronic music group Kraftwerk on the album Trans Europ Express, as a tribute to the former network of luxury domestic and international express trains in Europe that was started in 1957. The idea of a […]


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Uber gets London taxi license back
Luc Joris Posted On September 29, 2020


The transport and taxi company, Uber, has its taxi license back in London. A British court ruled that the American company has done enough to comply with the conditions. Uber had lost its license last year because Transport for London […]


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While European oil giants focus on transition, American don’t
Luc Joris Posted On September 28, 2020


The Dutch-British oil and gas company, Shell, is not going to look for oil in the polar region north of Alaska. It wants to sell the licenses there. Oil companies are diversifying their portfolios into more diverse and more sustainable […]


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Every week, at least 20 drivers get alcolock imposed
Luc Joris Posted On September 28, 2020


Every week, an alcolock is installed for 20 to 25 drivers in Belgium. The newspaper De Zondag writes this based on figures from the traffic institute Vias. These figures also show that ten years after its introduction, the number of […]


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Total converts Grandpuits refinery into ‘zero oil platform’
Luc Joris Posted On September 25, 2020


French oil giant Total is going to convert the Grandpuits refinery, one of its largest in France, entirely to biofuels, plastic recycling, and biodegradable plastics. That is what the group announced on Thursday. “At the end of 2023, there will […]


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Tesla, Mercedes, and Ford sue Trump government over import taxes
Luc Joris Posted On September 24, 2020


Major global automotive groups, such as Tesla, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have separately filed lawsuits against the Trump administration. They demand an immediate halt to the imposition of additional tariffs on parts and products imported from China. The complaints were […]


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Double-deck trailers reduce Bpost group truck transport by 30%
Luc Joris Posted On September 22, 2020


Bpost group has today introduced new double-deck trailers to reduce its truck transport by 30%. “This is a first for the parcels sector in Belgium,” says the Belgian national postal operator. Bpost group wants to purchase more than 320 double-deck […]


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SD Worx: ‘seven out of ten Belgians prefer car for commuting’
Luc Joris Posted On September 21, 2020


Seven out of ten Belgians opt for the car for commuting to and from work. This is the conclusion of a survey conducted in June in several countries by HR service provider SD Worx. However, Belgians do not make the […]


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De Lijn suspends tender of 970 e-buses
Luc Joris Posted On September 18, 2020


Flemish public transport company, De Lijn, has suspended the public contract tender for the purchase of 970 electric buses this summer. That is what the newspaper De Tijd writes, and De Lijn confirms the news. According to the transport company, […]


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More than 2 000 people are testing MoveBrussels app
Luc Joris Posted On September 17, 2020


Since Wednesday, more than 2 000 people have started testing MoveBrussels, the new MaaS (Mobility as a Service) app from the Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB. Find the right tailor-made mobility solution and guide the user from his departure point […]


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BP: ‘Era of ever-growing demand for oil is over’
Luc Joris Posted On September 15, 2020


The British oil company, BP, one of the five largest oil groups in the world, believes that the era of ever-increasing oil consumption is already behind us, and that 2019 will go down in oil history as the year in […]


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LeasePlan Belgium delivers the first thirty Polestar 2s
Luc Joris Posted On September 14, 2020


LeasePlan Belgium, the Belgian division of the international specialist in the field of leasing and fleet management, delivered Friday 30 Polestar 2 models to the company’s staff. With the delivery, the leasing specialist continues it’s ambitious and strategic sustainable mobility […]


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‘Park + Bike’ offer in Brussels extended
Luc Joris Posted On September 14, 2020


The ‘Park + Bike’ offer introduced in the Brussels region after the lockdown is extended. Brussels Mobility is announcing this. Until 15 October, commuters will be able to park (almost) for free on the outskirts of the city and continue […]


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De Lijn starts pilot project with 13 electric buses
Luc Joris Posted On September 11, 2020


A pilot project with 13 fully electric buses of Flemish public bus company De Lijn is starting in Leuven, Antwerp, and Ghent. By 2025, Flemish Mobility Minister, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants public transport in city centers to run entirely […]


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‘Keeping nuclear power plants open saves €100 million a year’
Luc Joris Posted On September 10, 2020


In the long term, it is cheaper to keep two Belgian nuclear power plants open than to close them and switch to alternatives in 2025. This is the conclusion of a study by EnergyVille, a research center linked to KU […]


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Two out of three average speed checks do not work
Luc Joris Posted On September 8, 2020


The problems with average speed checks in Flanders remain unsolved. No fewer than 137 of the 215 average speed checks that will be in place by the end of this month will not work. This is due to the centralization […]


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Flanders: cyclists may now turn right at red lights
Luc Joris Posted On September 8, 2020


The traffic sign ‘straight on/turning right through a red light’ for cyclists at intersections can now also be placed on Flemish regional roads since Monday. Since 2011, it has been possible to do so on local roads. “Without compromising cycling […]


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‘September is catastrophic for Brussels Airlines’
Luc Joris Posted On September 7, 2020


After a reasonably good summer, Brussels Airlines hoped to see the number of passengers stabilize at 40% but instead falls back to a merely 23% with the second wave of Covid-19. Dieter Vranckx, CEO of Brussels Airlines, warns for more […]


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