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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 particular also have an impact on the level of infection. That is the conclusion of a […]
This year, the number of commuters with a bicycle compensation decreased from 22% to 14% compared to last year (2020) and pre-corona (2019). The decline is most striking among employees who often were forced to work from home. The number […]
Several American companies – American Airlines, Microsoft, Bank of America, and General Motors, among others – have donated a total of one billion dollars to support the Breakthrough Energy project. The project is Microsoft’s founders Bill Gates’ initiative and intended […]
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 ten managers even demands full presence. These are the conclusions of a survey […]
The British-Dutch oil and gas company, Shell, plans to construct a large production unit for biofuels at the Shell Energy and Park Rotterdam (the Netherlands), formerly known as the Pernis refinery. The Rotterdam plant will produce 820 000 tons of […]
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) wants to reorganize 125 junctions of Flemish regional roads this year and make them conflict-free. Conflict-free junctions are crossings where cyclists and pedestrians never get the green light when cars can turn off […]
After successfully launching its shared e-scooter platform in more than 70 cities across Europe, the Swedish Voi is introducing its service in Brussels. Some 2 000 e-scooters will be available to rent. Voi aims at being present in the nineteen […]
Flanders already has 238 average speed checks, but Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to install 161 more – spread over 135 locations – to improve safety. Minister Peeters also urges her federal colleague of Internal Affairs, Annelies […]
For the second time in a row, leasing company ALD Automotive organized a survey to analyze bicycle use among Dutch professionals. The conclusion is clear and encouraging: more and more Dutch commuters go to work by bike. Apparently, the corona […]
Mobibus, the interactive and traveling exhibition of mobility and traffic safety, will focus on children with special needs this school year. The bus was initially intended for pupils of secondary schools, but the project was stopped when the corona crisis […]
Bebat, the Belgian non-profit organization collecting used batteries, and Brussels Environment, the public service for the environment in the Brussels Capital Region, have announced the winners of the first call for innovative and circular battery projects. Both organizations launched a […]
The federal government has decided to ban palm and soybean oil for transport as of 2023. Basically, both products are biofuels, but they’re usually cultivated on deforested land, making them even more polluting. Biodiesel, based on palm and soybean oil, […]
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 Ministry of Infrastructure (Trafikverket), no candidates have been found to exploit the connection. After a […]
The new Brussels Mobility Center, officially inaugurated by Brussels Mobility Minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), will improve traffic management in Brussels. The Center will combine the six dispatchings of MIVB/STIB, the Brussels public transport company, and Mobiris, the control […]
On Wednesday, the Belgian railway manager, Infrabel, officially opened its new Infrabel Academy in Molenbeek (Brussels). The Infrabel Academy is the first real ‘rail school’ in Belgium and was inaugurated in the presence of Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), Brussels […]
Irish low-budget airline, Ryanair, launches eleven new destinations this winter season, all departing from Charleroi. This winter, Ryanair will fly to 97 destinations. The company will use fifteen airplanes in Belgium: thirteen of them will be operational in Charleroi, and […]
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 the budget (13,5 million euros) the Dutch government reserved for this purpose has run out. Any […]
British transport companies should better recruit British drivers to solve the lack of drivers in the country instead of drawing drivers from abroad. The British Ministry of Economics calls on British employers to invest in native staff. The United Kingdom […]
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 38,81 seconds. More than 3,5 seconds faster than the previous record. The car is developed by […]
Bicycle theft is a pest in many cities, and thieves are more and more after expensive electric bikes. Now, the police in Louvain have decided to use ‘lure bikes’ to catch the thieves red-handed. This kind of theft has always […]
The new bridges spanning the Europalaan between Dilsen-Stokkem and Opoeteren, and the Vaartstraat in Rotem were inaugurated on Tuesday. The new bridge, also serving as a wildlife crossing or ‘eco-duct’, is 60 meters long and hovers nine meters high above […]
The Flemish architect and entrepreneur Danny Vaes (47), who specialized in urban development, has developed a prototype smart charging system for electric vehicles. The system is intended for people who normally cannot charge at home. On Monday, Vaes’ invention was […]
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 face waiting times to find a free charging station more often. That is why LeasePlan launches […]
In Temse, three bridges over the river Scheldt connect the province of Antwerp, on the right bank, and the province of East Flanders, on the left bank of the river Scheldt. Parts of those bridges – on the line connecting […]
On Wednesday, Indonesia launched a pilot project to convert motorbikes with combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles. Ten motorbikes have been converted so far, and 90 more are to follow by November. The project is part of a national initiative to […]
The Flemish authorities want to improve the circulation of trams in the cities of Antwerp and Ghent and, therefore, introduce a pilot project on two lines in Ghent. Almost 300 junctions in the cities – 288 to be precise – […]
Solar panels have – for the first time – generated one-tenth of the energy produced by the European Union during the months of June and July. A new record. That is what energy think tank Ember recently revealed in a […]
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 have waited until the very last minute to implement pollution-control technologies. The result is four […]
The Dutch Central Office for Driver’s licenses (Centraal Bureau voor Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen, CBR) urgently needs more examiners to catch up after the corona pandemic. At least 100 new examiners are needed on top of the actual 500, but they’re hard to […]
The Walloon government will allocate a 1,5 million euros subsidy to provide free transport for the victims of the floodings in mid-July. Many people in the Walloon region lost their homes and means of transportation. Some people had to move, […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its prognosis for global oil demand for the rest of this year but expects a new surplus in 2022. The IEA said that global oil demand “abruptly reversed course” last month, falling slightly […]
Flemish Minister for the Environment, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), questions the sustainability of the 1,5 million tons of imported wood pellets from Siberia (Russia), Chili, and Canada to be burnt in the biomass central Rodenhuize in Ghent. According to the minister, […]
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 membership for one month, and is offered by three mobility providers: public transport company De Lijn, […]
In 2020, Dutch citizens covered an average of 254 km for recreational purposes or more than 30% more than in 2019 (195 km). That is what Bovag, the Dutch union of car dealers and garage owners, noticed after analyzing figures […]
“The newest climate report that IPCC published on Monday is a clear alert for humanity,” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres reacted. Guterres calls all countries worldwide to increase efforts to keep global warming under 1,5°C. However, strong and sustained reductions in […]
