October 18, 2021
This year, Flanders counted 4 821 vacancies for truck drivers during the first eight months of the year. The acute shortage of drivers is noThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2021
The Princess Elisabeth zone, the second zone in the Belgian North Sea where wind farms will be installed, will be expanded. As a result, theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 15, 2021
VMM, the Flemish institute for the environment, reports that the air quality in Flanders improves year after year. The health impact of pollThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2021
Two weeks before the start of the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow (COP26), the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that the energy tranThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 13, 2021
Brussels startup and solar power solution provider Skysun has installed Europe’s most extensive built-in photovoltaic (BIPV) cell system on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 13, 2021
The number of traffic accidents in which a STIB-MIVB tram was involved decreased by 30% between 2019 and 2020, despite the increased presencThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 12, 2021
On Monday, the construction works of the Oosterweel knot in Antwerp, connecting the future Scheldt tunnel with the channel tunnels, have offThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 12, 2021
Dutch Pon.Bike, the bicycle manufacturer of Gazelle and Cervélo bikes and part of Pon Holding, will take over the American Dorel Sports forThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 11, 2021
The Belgian federal government has confirmed its previously announced climate ambition to reduce CO2 emissions by -55% by 2030. All ministerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 08, 2021
According to a new report by the Federal Plan Bureau (FPB), greenhouse gas emissions in Belgium were 2% higher in 2019 than in 2014. Carbon This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 08, 2021
Limburg will finally get a direct North-South connection for traffic after fifty years of discussions. Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 07, 2021
Flemish Mobility Minister, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to know how cities and municipalities use the so-called ‘GAS’ fines (GemeentelijkThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 07, 2021
The number of newly registered speed pedelecs in Belgium decreased by 15%. According to car federation TRAXIO, sales figures from June plungThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 06, 2021
The city of Rotterdam and public transport company RET (Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram, RET) want to use the energy and network capacity of itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 05, 2021
A team of eighty students is building an electric, self-driving racing car at Ghent University. They started the project in July 2021, but tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 04, 2021
On Sunday, the Flemish Mobility Minister, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), and the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science (Vlaamse Stichting VerkeeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 01, 2021
British motorists driving outside the UK are no longer allowed to use the old-style ‘GB’ indication on their cars. Instead, they have to disThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2021
The e-bike has been generally adopted in Flanders, but now it’s becoming popular in Brussels and Wallonia too, traffic safety institute ViasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2021
Active Ants, a subsidiary of the Belgian bpost group, has opened a brand-new e-fulfillment center in Willebroek. In this new state-of-the-arThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 29, 2021
ArcelorMittal, the multinational steel manufacturing corporation, is planning to invest 1,1 billion euros in its production unit in Ghent toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 29, 2021
The Turnhoutsebaan in the Antwerp district of Borgerhout has to become a ‘bicycle street’. That is what Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 28, 2021
The Flemish government is planning to finance some fundamental mobility and infrastructure projects in Ghent. One of them is the long-awaiteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 28, 2021
State Secretary for Consumer Protection, Eva De Bleeker (Open Vld), wants to see more transparency about the cost of charging an electric veThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2021
Next summer, the inner city of Hasselt will transform into one residential area with restrictions to slow down traffic. Through traffic willThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 24, 2021
The Flemish Bikers’ Confederation (Fietsersbond) has awarded the pharmaceutical company Janssen the ‘Cycle Friendly Employer Certificate’. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 24, 2021
Cowboy, the Belgian brand of trendy, urban e-bikes, is planning to conquer the United States. The company presented its ambitious plans on TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 23, 2021
According to the World Health Organization, the recommended limiting values for six polluting substances in the air have to come down. The nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2021
Covid-19 and the way countries limit the transfer of the virus have an impact on the environment. But the environment and air pollution in pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2021
This year, the number of commuters with a bicycle compensation decreased from 22% to 14% compared to last year (2020) and pre-corona (2019).This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
Several American companies – American Airlines, Microsoft, Bank of America, and General Motors, among others – have donated a total of oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
More than six out of ten companies in Belgium (60,9%) want their employees present on the work floor for at least three days a week. One in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
The British-Dutch oil and gas company, Shell, plans to construct a large production unit for biofuels at the Shell Energy and Park RotterdamThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) wants to reorganize 125 junctions of Flemish regional roads this year and make them conflThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
After successfully launching its shared e-scooter platform in more than 70 cities across Europe, the Swedish Voi is introducing its service This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
Flanders already has 238 average speed checks, but Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to install 161 more – spread oveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
For the second time in a row, leasing company ALD Automotive organized a survey to analyze bicycle use among Dutch professionals. The concluThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Mobibus, the interactive and traveling exhibition of mobility and traffic safety, will focus on children with special needs this school yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Bebat, the Belgian non-profit organization collecting used batteries, and Brussels Environment, the public service for the environment in thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
The federal government has decided to ban palm and soybean oil for transport as of 2023. Basically, both products are biofuels, but they’re This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 03, 2021
The Swedish plan to have a night train between the Belgian capital and the Swedish city of Malmö is a failure. According to the Swedish MinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 02, 2021
The new Brussels Mobility Center, officially inaugurated by Brussels Mobility Minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), will improve traffic manThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 02, 2021
On Wednesday, the Belgian railway manager, Infrabel, officially opened its new Infrabel Academy in Molenbeek (Brussels). The Infrabel AcademThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 01, 2021
Irish low-budget airline, Ryanair, launches eleven new destinations this winter season, all departing from Charleroi. This winter, Ryanair wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 31, 2021
This year, 6 750 Dutch citizens received a 2 000 euros subsidy to buy or lease a second-hand electric car. Unfortunately, this means that thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2021
British transport companies should better recruit British drivers to solve the lack of drivers in the country instead of drawing drivers froThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 27, 2021
Belgium-developed electric racing car ERA has broken the electric lap record on the raceway of Zolder. It finished the lap in 1 minute and 3This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2021
Bicycle theft is a pest in many cities, and thieves are more and more after expensive electric bikes. Now, the police in Louvain have decideThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 25, 2021
The new bridges spanning the Europalaan between Dilsen-Stokkem and Opoeteren, and the Vaartstraat in Rotem were inaugurated on Tuesday. The This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2021
The Flemish architect and entrepreneur Danny Vaes (47), who specialized in urban development, has developed a prototype smart charging systeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2021
Europe has the ambition to dispose of one public charging station per ten electric cars, but we’re far from that target, and EV drivers faceThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 23, 2021
In Temse, three bridges over the river Scheldt connect the province of Antwerp, on the right bank, and the province of East Flanders, on theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 20, 2021
On Wednesday, Indonesia launched a pilot project to convert motorbikes with combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles. Ten motorbikeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 19, 2021
The Flemish authorities want to improve the circulation of trams in the cities of Antwerp and Ghent and, therefore, introduce a pilot projecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 19, 2021
Solar panels have – for the first time – generated one-tenth of the energy produced by the European Union during the months of June and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2021
Today is the deadline for EU members to comply with the EU pollution limits for large combustion plants, but most lignite plants in the EU hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 16, 2021
The Dutch Central Office for Driver’s licenses (Centraal Bureau voor Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen, CBR) urgently needs more examiners to catch upThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 16, 2021
The Walloon government will allocate a 1,5 million euros subsidy to provide free transport for the victims of the floodings in mid-July. ManThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 13, 2021
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its prognosis for global oil demand for the rest of this year but expects a new surplus inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 12, 2021
Flemish Minister for the Environment, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), questions the sustainability of the 1,5 million tons of imported wood pellets fromThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 12, 2021
Anyone who plans to move in or to Malines can apply for a free mobility package. The ‘try-out package’ contains a free subscription or membeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
