December 08, 2022
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), is planning to distribute 10 000 additional saliva tests for police control. ShThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2022
The city of Antwerp welcomes two new hydrogen-powered municipal waste collection vehicles. A first for Flanders. The vehicles were introduceThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2022
Flanders’ proactive approach to tackling unsafe traffic situations appears to be successful, and the first results are visible. Flemish MiniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 07, 2022
Mercedes-Benz continues to realign its global production network toward electric vehicles. That is why the company and employee representatiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2022
For the first time since January, sales figures for the second-hand car market were positive in November, Traxio announced. Last month, 53 9This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2022
The global energy crisis has triggered an unprecedented acceleration in installations of renewable power, reports the International Energy AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2022
France will ban short-haul domestic flights in favor of the train. The country was given the green light by the European Commission to aboliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 02, 2022
Next year, Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works (Open Vld) will invest 2,3 billion euros in 815 projects. In all those projects, tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 01, 2022
The BMW Group has decided to share its technological expertise with the world. BMW opts for an open-access approach and hopes to start a diaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 30, 2022
Weather forecasters agree: we’re experiencing a ‘Dunkelflaute’. A period of cold and windless weather with a gray sky. As a result, solar paThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 30, 2022
Applicants and young employees are still interested in a company car. That is what 68% of fleet and mobility managers confirmed in the new CThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 29, 2022
Owners of an electric car who cannot install a charging point at home and don’t have one nearby can ask for a public charging station in theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 28, 2022
In 2021, the quality of bikeways along the Flemish regional roads was better than in 2019. As a result, not only has the infrastructure imprThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 25, 2022
Truck transport is massively polluting, and the emissions from transporting retail goods spike 94% during Black Friday week. However, there This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 24, 2022
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its recent ‘Air Quality in Europe 2022’ assessment, and the conclusion is not really reaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 23, 2022
Despite the popularity of teleworking and the reduced number of cars on Flemish roads compared to pre-corona times, traffic congestion is woThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 22, 2022
On Monday, November 21st, Elia Group welcomed Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) and the Belgian Federal Minister of EnergyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 21, 2022
Paris is considering banning its 15 000 free-floating shared electric scooters riding around in the French capital. Local authorities are coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 18, 2022
Next year, the Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB will introduce a new ‘silent’ reporting system for train travelers who feel unsafe. AccordiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 18, 2022
The Flemish government plans a new bicycle highway along the Brussels beltway between Vilvoorde and Strombeek-Bever. The new bikeway will beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2022
The Agoria Solar Team, the student team of the KU Leuven, has succeeded in covering the longest distance in 12 hours with the solar car theyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2022
This year, the Inter City Express (ICE) high-speed train connection between Belgium and Germany will celebrate its 20th birthday. In 2022, iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2022
The Danish shipping company DFDS has ordered 125 e-trucks from Volvo Trucks. The first new Volvo FH Electric Truck was delivered in Ghent (BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 16, 2022
Gas network operator Fluxys, dredging company DEME, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges port authorities are planning to produce green hydrogen iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 16, 2022
According to a recent study by Brussels University’s research center Mobi, the typical Belgian EV driver is a 47-year-old, technology-lovingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 15, 2022
Belgian traffic safety institute Vias would like to see nitrous oxide, the so-called ‘laughing gas’, forbidden in Belgium too. The Dutch MinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 14, 2022
All lighting systems along the Flemish highways should be equipped with LED lights by 2027, three years earlier than previously announced. SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2022
Europe just experienced its warmest October since the beginning of the registrations, with temperatures of almost 2°C above the 1991-2020 rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 09, 2022
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) has launched a study into the possible extension (and greening) of truck kilometer tax. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 08, 2022
Speed pedelecs, the fast-riding e-bikes, are increasingly popular on Belgian roads. In October, mobility federation Traxio noted 1 557 new rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 07, 2022
Transport economists of Antwerp University have succeeded for the first time in calculating the direct and social costs of traffic congestioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 04, 2022
Hardly three weeks after its launch, the self-riding shuttle in Hasselt has been removed from public grounds. The autonomous shuttle did notThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 04, 2022
The second-hand car market is suffering, Belgian automotive services sector federation Traxio warns. For nine consecutive months, sales figuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2022
Europe is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world. Between 1991 and 2021, temperatures in Europe increased by 0,5°C per decade. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2022
“TotalEnergies’ greenhouse gas emissions are four times higher than what the French multinational oil and energy giant admits.” That is whatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 02, 2022
On November 1st, the German car-sharing company Miles Mobility officially acquired Volkswagen Group’s all-electric car-sharing service WeShaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 31, 2022
The government in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will invest more than 4,5 million euros in additional charging infrastructure for electric vThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 28, 2022
The worldwide energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine can accelerate the transition to more sustainable energy sources. MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 27, 2022
Despite actions and sensitizing campaigns, drivers cannot resist using their smartphones at the wheel. Traffic safety institute Vias discoveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 26, 2022
Spie Belgium will install 252 new chargers for the Flemish public transport company De Lijn. Spie Belgium is the Belgian subsidiary of the SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2022
Corda Campus, the Belgian tech campus in Hasselt (Limburg), comes with a ‘European scoop’: a Chinese self-driving e-scooter will pick up pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2022
The Flemish government will not immediately tighten the low-emission zones in Flanders. That decision will be postponed due to the citizens’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 21, 2022
Staff members of the Flemish government will be allowed to lease a ‘company bicycle’ as of November. The initiative is intended to focus on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2022
According to Flanders’ Statistics (Statistiek Vlaanderen), by the end of 2021, 54% of passenger cars registered in Flanders complied with thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2022
Almost half of all car drivers in Belgium flatly refuse to use their blinkers when they change lanes on the highway. That is what mobility oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 19, 2022
Belgium has the ambition to become a strategic hub for hydrogen in Europe. The new federal hydrogen strategy was launched on Tuesday. “We haThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2022
The air quality in Antwerp, and more particularly in the many so-called ‘street-canyons’ – densely populated streets with high buildings wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2022
Apart from the already agreed coverings of the Antwerp beltway, the newly added covering projects from the reserve list will also be realizeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 17, 2022
Helchteren has a new bicycle bridge. On Saturday night, the 140-ton steel bridge element was lifted from the yard to the pillars on both sidThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 17, 2022
End of 2020, Flemish Minister for Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) asked local authorities in Flanders to list dangerous traffic situationsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2022
Last year, air pollution in Flanders increased again. According to the latest report of the Flemish Environmental Agency (Vlaamse MilieuMaatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2022
Belgian citizens can apply for their provisional driver’s license via the BelDrive app as of Monday, October 17th. Those who apply online onThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 13, 2022
The city of Hasselt (Limburg) is planning an experiment with a self-driving shuttle. The project is intended to try out an autonomous connecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 12, 2022
The cheapest way to make Belgium climate neutral by 2050 is a combination of some new, small modular nuclear reactor plants (SMRs) and more This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 11, 2022
Flemish mobility organization VAB, the largest driving school in Belgium, pleads for introducing a standard driver’s license for cars with aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 07, 2022
Two speed pedelecs crashed on Thursday in Genk (Limburg). One of them, 46-year-old David Camps, died on the spot; the second (52) was seriouThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 06, 2022
The German multinational chemical company BASF has ambitious plans: it wants to transform its Antwerp production unit, the second-largest inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 06, 2022
The consequences of air pollution are already traceable in fetuses’ organs. A shocking conclusion. Researchers of the University Hasselt (BeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 05, 2022
From now on, cyclists, pedestrians, and the buses of public transport company MIVB can use the Suzan Daniel bridge to cross the Brussels-SchThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 04, 2022
Belgium plans to construct an artificial offshore energy island 45 kilometers from the Belgian coastline to provide the country with electriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
