June 14, 2024
A majority of Tesla shareholders voted Thursday in Austin (Texas) to ratify CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package worth $56 billion in stock This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2024
The EU Commission revealed on Wednesday the rate of the ‘intended’ extra taxes on imported Chinese EVs, ranging from 17.4 to 38.1% on top ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 12, 2024
Toyota has finished production of the first ten prototypes of the fuel-cell electric Hilux pickup at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMUK) in thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 12, 2024
After news broke on Tuesday that the take-over of Belgian bus maker Van Hool in Koningshooikt (Lier) by its Dutch competitor VDL Group was fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 11, 2024
D’Ieteren Automotive, the Belgian importer of all VW brands, received the green light from the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) for theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 10, 2024
Dutch Technical University TUDelft students claim the world’s first prototype of a hyperloop pod changing lanes at high speed. They built a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 22, 2024
The Netherlands is going to reverse the maximum speed limit on highways during the day from 100 to 130 km/hour, the new government coalitionThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 21, 2024
Troubled Chinese EV maker Aiways, one of the first to establish a presence in Europe in 2020, is preparing to leave its home market. ParalyzThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 17, 2024
Carlos Tavares, the big boss of car giant Stellantis, with a total of 14 French, Italian, and American car brands under his wings, is crushiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 16, 2024
On Wednesday, Chinese premium carmaker NIO officially showed the world its first model of a completely new ‘affordable’ line, the Onvo L60. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 16, 2024
With the start of the holiday season in sight, the Flemish mobility organization VAB traditionally probes the Belgian’s intentions about theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 15, 2024
South Korean carmaker Kia has decided to spruce up its EV6 fully electric cross-over three years after its introduction. That car got the ‘CThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 14, 2024
China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, has launched the Sea Lion 07, the first of a new Ocean-array SUV model product line. It is built on an upgradThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 14, 2024
“From 1 August 2024, Stefan Richmann will take over MINI’s management from Stefanie Wurst, who has held this position since 1 February 2022,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 10, 2024
Amazon says it is investing in electric vehicles worldwide and is now rolling out nearly 50 heavy-duty electric trucks from Volvo in SoutherThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 10, 2024
Chinese automaker NIO has celebrated the 500,000th car, an ES8, rolling off the production lines of its F2 plant at NeoPark in Hefei, the caThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 08, 2024
The Flemish region is the only one in Belgium to grant a premium of up to 5,000 euros for private persons purchasing a new electric vehicle This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 08, 2024
Robots for welding and assembling have been a familiar sight for decades in car manufacturing plants. However, humanoid robots on two legs oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 07, 2024
A new plot twist in the saga surrounding bus builder Van Hool’s bankruptcy might jeopardize Australian GRW’s final take-over of the trailer This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2024
Chinese shipping giant COSCO launched the world’s first 10,000-DWT pure electric container ships, which it developed and constructed at thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2024
Renault has completed its C-segment E-Tech Hybrid vehicle offerings of the Arkana and Austral with the new Symbioz, a 4.41 m long seven-seatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 03, 2024
A Belgian judge’s decision in an appeal has officially secured Stellantis’ move to completely rake in the joint venture with Belgian Punch PThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 02, 2024
Good news for nostalgics waiting for the ‘electric comeback’ of Opels’s 1970s icon, the Manta. Although Stellantis first said in JanuaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 02, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has almost entirely fired the team – some 500 people – responsible for the Supercharger network, including Rebecca TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 30, 2024
China’s biggest battery maker, CATL, aims to produce all-solid-state batteries by 2027-2028 in small batches, according to one of its executThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2024
NIO and Lotus found each other at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition to sign a strategic charging and battery swap technology pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 26, 2024
CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, has once again pushed back frontiers by presenting the newest generation of its Shenxing LFP batterThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2024
After more than two weeks of inactivity, Van Hool’s industrial trailer division is said to be ready for a restart in phases as a split-off, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 09, 2024
Yesterday, the commercial court of Malines officially adjudicated Belgian bus builder Van Hool in Koninghooikt (Lier). Last Friday, news broThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 05, 2024
New Jersey, the US’s ‘Garden State’, is imposing the highest road tax on electric vehicles nationwide, requiring a $250 fee yearly, increasiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 04, 2024
China’s biggest battery manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd. (CATL), has announced a commercial vehicle battery with a lifeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 03, 2024
Danish car subscription start-up ‘:Dribe’ is ogling Belgium to export its fully digital platform to the rest of Europe. Offering subscriptioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 02, 2024
Belgian bus builder Van Hool, being on the inevitable edge of bankruptcy and running out of money at the end of March, is taking another weeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 02, 2024
It looks like enthusiasts who want to buy Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi’s first electric car, the SU7 sedan, will need the patience of a sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 28, 2024
The Dutch ‘flying car’ will take a high flight in Dubai, where local business aviation company Aviterra has ordered a fleet of a hundredThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 28, 2024
With the comfortable certainty of 30 billion yuan (€3,83 billion) profit made in 2023, the top Chinese EV maker BYD can afford to fuel furThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 26, 2024
On Tuesday morning, 2,400 Van Hool employees wanted to start working again in Koningshooikt (Lier) to keep the Belgian bus builder factory gThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2024
A new spring announces itself; a such-and-such new ‘mobility barometer’ is showing up. For just over half of all Belgians (51%), there is liThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 21, 2024
President Joe Biden is pushing the American car industry toward reducing CO2 emissions by 50% in 2032 compared to 2026, as first announced lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 20, 2024
Tesla is hiring a ‘Senior Manager Zero Service’, Elektrec.co spotted a few days ago online. The candidate will join Tesla’s Service OperatioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 20, 2024
The clock is ticking even faster for Belgian bus maker Van Hool, which can go bankrupt as soon as the following Monday if the descendants ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 18, 2024
The clock is ticking for Belgian bus maker Van Hool, which will go bankrupt if no private investor is found before the end of March. BelgianThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2024
It looks like the automotive industry is sounding the ‘all hands on deck alarm’ to win private buyers over to switching to an EV with a pricThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2024
Chinese premium EV maker NIO has chosen ‘Onvo’ as the English name for the line of affordable ‘family electric cars’ it will sell in Europe.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2024
According to Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon and Minister for Work Jo Brouns, several possible candidates are ‘lining up’ and showing This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 13, 2024
On Tuesday, Belgium’s most significant car importer, D’Ieteren Automotive, kicked off its own B2B ‘motor show’ in the industrial settings ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 13, 2024
In an interview with the Financial Times on Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius made a remarkable statement, rubbing up his French comThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2024
Together with the official opening of its new test center in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus Helicopters presented last week the prototype of iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2024
In stormy weather since the Covid-19 pandemic and the following crisis, Belgian bus and coach builder Van Hool production workers face the uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 06, 2024
According to a document published on Tuesday and cited by the Reuters news agency, the EU Commission says it has sufficient evidence ‘tendinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 05, 2024
After announcing new price cuts every day last week for nearly every model in its lineup, BYD announced a 12% price reduction for its best-sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 01, 2024
While in the Netherlands, at VDL Nedcar in Born, for the 2,000 employees, the curtain fell in February for the production of the MINI, BMW sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 01, 2024
German carmaker Volkswagen has inked a Master Agreement with Chinese partner Xpeng on strategic technical collaboration to develop two ‘smarThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 29, 2024
China’s top EV maker, BYD, keeps on pushing further in the price war it started two weeks ago, now targeting the mid-to-high-end EV market, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2024
Swedish-Chinese Zeekr, the sister company to Volvo and Lynk & Co, and positioned as one of Geely’s premium brands, has refreshed and beeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2024
For the approximately 2,000 employees working for nearly a decade on the ‘Apple Car,’ the news came as a bombshell on Tuesday: the billion-dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 27, 2024
What else must modern carmakers do to get a hardcore V8-sound-and-feel-loving petrolhead in a too-smooth-driving silent electric car? Dodge This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 26, 2024
At the Geneva Motor Show, Swiss-Italian electric micro-carmaker Microlino unveiled the ‘Lite’ or L6e version of the Microlina L7e, which is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2024
Dutch Fastned has opened a new fast-charging station in Belgium along the E40 highway in Walshoutem (Landen), and this one is the first to fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 20, 2024
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is determined to become a fully electric carmaker by 2030, and that’s why it’s now ironing out the naming of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
