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Flemish political party, CD&V, wants to raise the number of electric charging stations in Brussels to 4.000. At the moment only four were recently inaugurated. This is a great contrast with many other cities. “Everybody talks about particulate pollution”, says […]
De Morgen – 18 Apr. 2019 Pagina 11 In schril contrast met andere steden telt Brussel nog maar vier publieke laadpalen voor elektrische auto’s. CD&V heeft een plan klaar om dat aantal fors op te trekken. Ook de fiscale behandeling […]
After the carpool lane in the south of Belgium, between Arlon and Sterpenich (Luxembourg border), there will also be a test carpool lane between Wavre and Brussels, using the existing bus lane. From May on the Walloon government also wants […]
Le Soir Wallonie – 19 Apr. 2019 Pagina 10 Fin avril, la bande d’arrêt d’urgence entre Arlon et Sterpenich, sur l’E411, deviendra une bande potentielle de covoiturage. Idem entre Wavre et Hermann-Debroux à Bruxelles. Jean-Luc Bodeux D’ici à la fin […]
Hyundai’s premium brand, Genesis, has just revealed the Mint Concept. It introduces the new typology of a premium city car, according to the manufacturer. The car has its première at the New York International Auto Show 2019 opening tomorrow, the […]
According to a study of the German institute for economical research (Ifo) a German bought electric car will emit more CO2 over a 10 year life-cycle than a comparable diesel car. The comparison was made between a Tesla Model 3 […]
De Standaard* – 18 Apr. 2019 Pagina 20 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg Door de productie van batterijen en het gebruik van stroom uit steen- of bruinkool zijn elektrische wagens niet altijd beter voor […]
The Shanghai Motor Show has opened while the Chinese car market has known a fallback of -2,8% last year, for the first time in almost 30 years. The euphoria of last editions may be gone, electrification is coming with big […]
AFP – 16 Apr. 2019 =(Photo+Video)= Shanghai, 16 avr 2019 (AFP) – Le salon automobile de Shanghai a ouvert ses portes mardi à l’heure où les constructeurs affrontent un plongeon inédit des ventes en Chine, tandis que le boom de […]
Russian car manufacturer, Avtovaz (part of Renault), has announced that it’s withdrawing from the European market. Its Lada models can’t meet the more stringent emission regulations anymore. It is expected that the withdrawal will be temporary, as Lada is preparing […]
De Standaard* – 17 Apr. 2019 Pagina 23 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg De strenge uitstootnormen dwingen Lada ertoe de Europese markt te verlaten. BrusselAvtovaz, de Russische maker van Lada’s, gaat de Europese markt […]
Unizo, the organization of smaller independent entrepreneurs, wants an inter-regional mobility pact for the province of Vlaams-Brabant, (the Brussels region and the growing agglomeration around it). Traffic jams and mobility problems are still growing around Brussels’ capital. “We need a […]
Unizo Vlaams-Brabant wil intergewestelijk mobiliteitspact voor aanpak fileproblematiek Belga – 16 Apr. 2019 (BELGA) = Naar aanleiding van de komende verkiezingen pleit Unizo Vlaams-Brabant & Brussel voor een intergewestelijk mobiliteitspact om de fileproblematiek in en rond de hoofdstad aan te […]
The first all-electric Aston Martin has finally been revealed at the Shanghai Motorshow. The Rapide E is based on the existing combustion-engined Aston Martin Rapide sedan. Only 155 will be made, and Aston Martin didn’t announce a price for the […]
China is the leading market for electric cars in the world. But is even this huge market big enough for all the potential sellers? Analysts have their doubts. According to the latest forecasts, there will be 1,6 million electric cars […]
De Standaard* – 16 Apr. 2019 Pagina 21 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg Ook Volkswagen maakt een prioriteit van de ‘boomende’ Chinese markt voor elektrische auto’s. Maar voor hoeveel autoproducenten is er nog plaats? […]
German justice has accelerated its move to a trial against Volkswagen’s ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn. This in the wake of what has become ‘dieselgate’, the emissions-cheating software fraud with millions of diesel cars from the group to make them seem less […]
AFP – 15 Apr. 2019 =(Photo Archives)= ATTENTION – actualise avec cours de clôture /// Francfort, 15 avr 2019 (AFP) – La justice allemande a accéléré lundi sa marche vers un procès pénal du “dieselgate” en inculpant de fraude l’ex-PDG […]
Mercedes-Benz Cars is now deploying a whole dealer network specialized in electrified cars launched under the EQ (Electric Intelligence) label. In all, 65 selling points will comply with the Mercedes-Benz’ expectations. These include the selling, maintaining and repairing of electrical […]
Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, thinks his company has turned the page and is ready for future challenges. But surely now, you can’t take things for granted and much will depend on the governmental politics in the matter. […]
La Tribune – 11 Apr. 2019 Pagina 19 Le dirigeant du premier constructeur mondial répond aux questions de La Tribune, alors que l’industrie automobile traverse une période financière complexe et se prépare au big bang de la voiture électrique. LA […]
The car sector is facing huge investments the coming years to keep up with changing consumer habits, more stringent regulations and new technology. More and more people concerned think that the only way to survive is consolidation. The late Sergio […]
Le Figaro – 11 Apr. 2019 Pagina 22 Partenariat entre Volkswagen et Ford, rumeurs de rapprochement entre PSA et Fiat Chrysler… Le retournement du marché mondial en 2018 et les investissements colossaux nécessaires pour accélérer dans l’électrique rendent essentielles la […]
Measuring traffic until now was limited in time, expensive and made no difference between sorts of vehicles. This week inhabitants of Kessel-Lo (south of Louvain, centre of Belgium) started their own measurements. They’re using a small do-it-yourself pack called Telraam […]
After being framed as a simple extra tax, many Flemish political parties have abandoned the idea of road-pricing at the highest speed possible. Especially the largest Flemish party, N-VA, has made this U-turn with screeching tyres. Yesterday we already mentioned […]
5 cent per kilometer? Zinloos, zeggen experts De Morgen – 10 Apr. 2019 Pagina 10 ‘We gaan de slimme kilometerheffing niet door de strot van de Vlaming rammen.’ Na N-VA-voorzitter Bart De Wever was het aan partijgenoot en minister van […]
On a very busy motorway patch near Antwerp the ‘Smart Highway’ project has been launched. It’s a testing site for communication technologies between cars (C2C) and between cars and others (C2X). Smart Highway is part of a global European project […]
Gazet van Antwerpen* – 09 Apr. 2019 Pagina 3 * Gazet van Antwerpen/Stad en Rand, Gazet van Antwerpen/Mechelen – Waas, Gazet van Antwerpen/Kempen Op de E313 tussen Antwerpen en Ranst is Smart Highway gelanceerd, een testsite voor technologieën die auto’s […]
De Tijd – 09 Apr. 2019 Pagina 1 Axel Miller stopt als CEO bij D’Ieteren. Dat maakte het beursgenoteerde familiebedrijf gisteren onverwacht bekend. D’Ieteren wijt het vertrek aan uiteenlopende visies op de toekomstige ontwikkelingen de en aan de leiderschapsstijl. Miller, […]
Flanders biggest political party, N-VA, is changing its views on smart road-pricing. Although its own Minister of Mobility, Ben Weyts (N-VA), is (was?) a big promoter, the party is now hesitating. Lately the system has been framed as a new […]
Gazet van Antwerpen* – 06 Apr. 2019 Pagina 4 * Gazet van Antwerpen/Stad en Rand, Gazet van Antwerpen/Mechelen – Waas, Gazet van Antwerpen/Kempen De slimme kilometerheffing komt eraan, maar hoe gaat het werken? Volgens documenten die de zakenkrant De Tijd […]
Since October 2018, the Belgian car market is receding. This hasn’t happened in years and is the result of different events. First of all the transition to WLTP rules but most important the uncertainty about the automotive future. The Belgian […]
La Libre Belgique* – 08 Apr. 2019 Pagina 26 * La Libre Belgique édition nationale, La Libre Belgique Liège, La Libre Belgique Hainaut, La Libre Belgique Brabant Wallon, La Libre Belgique Bruxelles Sur les trois premiers mois de l’année 2019, […]
This morning former Renault and Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn has again been taken into custody. The probable reasons are new allegations of doubtful financial transactions. Ghosn has reacted by saying his new arrest is “revolting and arbitrary”. Early in the […]
AFP – 04 Apr. 2019 =(Photo+Live Video)= ATTENTION – ajoute déclarations de Ghosn, mention live video /// Tokyo, 4 avr 2019 (AFP) – Carlos Ghosn a de nouveau été interpellé jeudi matin à son domicile de Tokyo sur de nouveaux […]
