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Hilde Van Raemdonck





eBikes  / Mobility  / Product  / Top Stories Today
Record-breaking Belgian registrations of speed pedelecs
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 9, 2021


The registrations of speed pedelecs (1 257 units) in March 2021 were record-breaking: +57,5% more than in March last year. Even compared to the year before – in pre-corona times – the figures for this category of bikes are spectacular: […]


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Flanders: ‘Grote Versnelling’ wants to gear up bicycle policy
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 9, 2021


On Thursday, April 8th, Flanders has officially kicked off ‘De Grote Versnelling‘ (High Gear). The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has joined forces with the Flemish provinces, cities, and municipalities. Together they will gear up the bicycle […]


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Belgium first country to monitor nitrogen emissions above sea
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 8, 2021


Belgium is the first country to be able to monitor and maintain nitrogen emissions above the North Sea. According to a press release from the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, KBIN), Belgium is a […]


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Belgian entrepreneurs plan night train from Brussels to Berlin
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 7, 2021


Two Flemish entrepreneurs – Louis De Jaeger and Louis Lammertyn – are planning a new night train connection between Brussels and Berlin. The luxurious Moonlight Express will ride three times a week from Brussels to Berlin via Liège, starting in […]


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Wind farms at sea only produce one-third of their capacity
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 6, 2021


Wind farms at sea are only producing one-third of their energy production capacity despite the wind. According to the Belgian Offshore Platform representing investors in renewable energy at the North Sea, many wind turbines are switched off because the surplus […]


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Efteling opens largest EV charging hub in Benelux
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 2, 2021


Efteling, the fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, near Tilburg in the Netherlands, just opened the largest charging hub in the Benelux. This week, energy provider Eneco eMobility added 60 charging stations, each with two charging points, bringing the total to […]


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Oeco: ‘Belgium not on track to meet sustainable development targets’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 1, 2021


According to the newest Oeco report about the environmental and climate policy, Belgium is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Harmful emissions and energy consumption decreased during the past ten years. Still, Belgium’s performance remains […]


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Volvo Cars gives all employees 24 weeks paid parental leave
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 30, 2021


Volvo Cars Family Bond will offer all its employees with at least one year’s service a total of 24 weeks of paid parental leave as of April 1st, 2021. The new policy applies to more than 40 000 employees worldwide […]


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New bicycle highway to Brussels Airport inaugurated
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 30, 2021


The new, long-expected bicycle connection to Brussels Airport was officially inaugurated on Monday. The almost two-kilometer-long bicycle highway connects the existing F3 bicycle path between Louvain and Brussels with the airport in Zaventem. Brussels Airport already announced in December 2017 […]


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Antwerp remains most congested region, even in corona times
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 29, 2021


According to the annual report of the Flemish Traffic Center (Vlaams VerkeersCentrum, VVC), the Antwerp belt-way in the direction of the Netherlands, is the most congested in Flanders. Even in corona times. The Kennedy tunnel and the junction of the […]


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Thibaut Georgin new president of NMBS/SNCB
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 29, 2021


Ecolo has nominated Thibaut Georgin (53) the new president of the Belgian railway company. That was confirmed by the Belgian federal Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet. Georgin, a former bpost manager, replaces Jean-Claude Fontinoy (MR), who was at the helm […]


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38 000 air pollution-related deaths avoided in EU in 2020
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 26, 2021


Last year, about 38 000 air pollution-related premature deaths were avoided in Europe thanks to the corona measures, the drop in fossil fuel burning, and the increase in renewable energy use. According to a study by CREA, the Center for […]


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T&E: ‘Clean air permanently possible with more zero-emission transport’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 25, 2021


“Cities could permanently achieve pandemic-low air pollution levels by accelerating the ongoing switch to zero-emission vehicles.” That is what a new study for NGO Transport & Environment reveals. The study appears one year after the first corona lockdowns were imposed […]


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‘Wind farms to shut down once in four weekends in summer’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 24, 2021


The combined energy production of nuclear power plants, solar panels, and wind farms leads to an electricity surplus and lower or even negative energy prices. Wind farms risk being shut down this summer on one out of four weekends. According […]


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Brussels’ Master Plan for 10 000 bicycle parking spaces detailed
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 24, 2021


The Brussels Master Plan for bicycle parking places should provide qualitative and secure bicycle parking spaces in the whole of the Brussels Region, Brussels Mobility Minster Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) stated during the Plan’s presentation in the Brussels Parliament’s […]


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Brussels Mobility to roll out pavement improvement plan
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 23, 2021


Mobility organization Brussels Mobility is planning to improve, renovate, and make sidewalks in the city more accessible to people with limited mobility. The so-called ‘pavement plan’ has two objectives. The first is to improve the accessibility, and the second is […]


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Flanders launches courtesy campaign for cyclist’s safety
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 23, 2021


The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), just launched a courtesy campaign to improve drivers and cyclists’ traffic safety. More than 5 000 special road signs will be posted on strategic locations in the whole of Flanders. The […]


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First 90-km long rollerblade route links Genk and Hasselt
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 22, 2021


Flanders proudly opened its first rollerblade route on Sunday. The signposted stretch between Hasselt and Genk contains several loops and combines the region’s most beautiful spots. Skaters can choose their point of departure, decide how many kilometers they want to […]


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One-third fewer accidents with game detection system
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 19, 2021


The Flemish Minister for the Environment, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), wants to expand the game detection system along the Limburg roads. The system warns drivers when wild animals are crossing the road. According to the Institute for Research of Nature and […]


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Swapfiets broadens scope to Barcelona, Vienna, and French cities
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 18, 2021


Swapfiets, the bicycle subscription formula with the blue front wheel, recently announced further expansion in several European cities. The company just opened Swapfiets stores in Barcelona (Spain), and later this year, also Vienna (Austria), and the French cities of Lyon, […]


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Limburg’s ‘Cycling through Heathland’ bridge ready in May
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 16, 2021


Limburg cyclists soon will have a new cycling attraction. In May, the first cyclists will be able to inaugurate the new cycling bridge in Opgrimbie (northern part of Maasmechelen, Limburg). The new 6,5-meter high bridge is the showpiece in the […]


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JLR’s air purification system to stop 97% of viruses like corona’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 16, 2021


Independent lab tests have proven that Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) future air purification technology for car interiors can stop 97% of viruses and bacteria in the air, the car manufacturer claims. The prototype of the new heating, ventilation, and air […]


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Minister Peeters: using drones to reduce traffic deaths
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 15, 2021


The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), is working out an innovative plan to reduce the number of traffic deaths drastically. She will use innovative technology – cameras, drones, automatization, and artificial intelligence – to analyze driving behavior, […]


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Plunging prices force Eneco to inactivate wind farm despite gale
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 12, 2021


Despite the stormy weather on Thursday, energy provider Eneco had to inactivate its wind farm – Seamade – at the North Sea. The surplus of electricity from nuclear power plants, solar panels, and wind farms made energy prices plunge and […]


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Ford Trucks comes to Belgium and opens first truck webshop
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 11, 2021


Ford Trucks, a joint venture between the American Ford concern and its Turkish partner Koç, is coming to Belgium. This year, Ford Trucks wants to open five dealerships spread over the country and a webshop for trucks. The first one […]


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Dutch MOB pleads for ‘woodfire smoke-free’ municipalities
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 10, 2021


The Dutch environmental organization Mobilization for the Environment (MOB) calls on municipalities to become ‘woodfire smoke-free’. In a letter, MOB calls for action because it says, “citizens shouldn’t be exposed to the harmful effects of burning wood”. Banning open fires, […]


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BIPT study predicts congested 4G network in Brussels
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 9, 2021


In Brussels, the 4G networks for mobile telephony and data already risk becoming overloaded as soon as this year. That is what a study by telecom regulator BIPT reveals. BIPT has to assign the radio frequency for the new 5G […]


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Infrabel first rail manager in Europe to install ‘green’ cross ties
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 8, 2021


On Saturday, rail manager Infrabel installed the first ‘green’ – in both senses of the word – cross ties in Europe. The literary green cross ties used currently in Puurs are made from sulfur concrete, which is a solid and […]


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Belgium still exceeds European health standards for air pollution
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 8, 2021


Belgium still exceeds the limit for unhealthy air pollution set in 2010. That is environmental organization Greenpeace’s conclusion based on the model charts Ircel – the Inter-regional Cel for the Environment – published on Friday. The charts again show that […]


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Vias: ‘Number of e-bike users doubled in five years’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 5, 2021


The car remains the most popular means of transport in Belgium, but the number of e-bike users has doubled in five years. Last year, one in five Belgians rode an electric bicycle. The figures come from the ninth edition of […]


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Elia estimates Belgian artificial energy island at about €450 million
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 4, 2021


Creating an artificial Belgian energy island in the Nort Sea will cost 400 to 450 million euros. That is what energy provider Elia announced on Wednesday in the margin of its annual results. The plans for such an island fit […]


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Flanders plans 38 highway construction sites in 2021
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 3, 2021


On Tuesday, Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld),  has announced 38 construction sites this year along the Flemish highways. The 38 construction sites include the renovation of 52 km of the road surface and the […]


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Bonheiden to experiment with 30 kph zone
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 3, 2021


Bonheiden is planning an experiment with a 30 kph zone within the entire built-up area of its territory. The experiment starts on Friday, March, 5th and will last three weeks, until March 26th. Traffic lights will no longer turn red […]


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Flanders to invest €150 million in bicycle infrastructure
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 2, 2021


The Flemish government will allocate 150 million euros to local authorities who intend to construct new bicycle infrastructure. The initiative comes from Flemish Minister of Internal Administration Bart Somers (Open Vld). Flemish authorities will invest one euro for every two […]


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Corona: fewer public transport users, revenues, and traffic jams
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 2, 2021


The corona pandemic has seriously impacted the Belgian public transport companies. In 2020, the number of passengers of De Lijn in Flanders halved, and revenues dropped by one-third, press agency Belga discovered. In Brussels, the number of passengers and rides […]


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